Management of corn stalk waste as reinforcement for polypropylene injection moulded composites

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1836-1849

  Flandez, Jirleska ^a   González, Israel ^a   Resplandis, Jordi Bayer ^a   El Mansouri, Nour Eddine ^a   Vilaseca, Fabiola ^a   Mutjé, Pere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastes; Biocomposites; Corn stalks; Natural fibers; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIO-COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CORN STALK; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; REINFORCING ELEMENTS;

WOOD;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; CORN STALKS; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863839513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.2.1836-1849     Document Type: Article

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