Pre-treatment by water retting to improve the interfacial bonding strength of sugar palm fibre reinforced epoxy composite

Polymers from Renewable Resources

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-45

  Leman, Z ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ishak, M R ^a   Ahmad, M M H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Natural fibre; Polymer composites; Sugar palm; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION BONDING; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HYDROPHILICITY; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL BONDING STRENGTH; POLYMER COMPOSITE; REINFORCING AGENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84864624436     PISSN: 20412479     EISSN: 20451377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/204124791000100103     Document Type: Article

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