Bamboo fibre reinforced biocomposites: A review

Materials and Design

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 353-368

  Abdul Khalil, H P S ^a   Bhat, I U H ^a   Jawaid, M ^b   Zaidon, A ^c   Hermawan, D ^d   Hadi, Y S ^d  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bamboo fibres; Biocomposites; Mechanical properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO FIBRES; BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE FORMATION; CRITICAL REVIEW; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT; INDUSTRY PRODUCTS; LOW COSTS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; RAPID ADVANCEMENT; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO; ULTIMATE PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; NATURAL FIBERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REINFORCEMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BAMBOO;

EID: 84863815904     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.06.015     Document Type: Review

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