Characterization of sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) fibres Tensile and thermal properties

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 981-989

  Ishak, M R ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Leman, Z ^a   Rahman, M Z A ^a   Anwar, U M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Arenga pinnata; Sugar palm fibre; Thermal degradation; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ARENGA PINNATA; ASH CONTENTS; CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DERIVATIVE THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; MICRO-FIBRILS; PALM-TREE; POLYMERIC CHAIN;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; FORESTRY; LIGNIN; PYROLYSIS; SUGARS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; GRAVIMETRY; NATURAL FIBERS; PYROLYSIS; SUGAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84864583571     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1785-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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