Thermal property determination of hybridized kenaf/PALF reinforced HDPE composite by thermogravimetric analysis

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 893-900

  Aji, I S ^a   Zainudin, E S ^a   Khalina, A ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Khairul, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fiber loading; Hybrid; Stability; Temperature; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DEHYDRATION PROCESS; DERIVATIVE THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER LOADINGS; HDPE COMPOSITE; HYBRID; HYBRID COMPOSITES; IN-FIBER; MASS LOSS; REINFORCED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; SHARP INCREASE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DEHYDRATION; HEMP; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYBRID MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; DEHYDRATION; FIBER LENGTH; GRAVIMETRY; KENAF; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYETHYLENE; PYROLYSIS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 84864628620     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1807-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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