Influence of wood mercerization on the crystallization of polypropylene in wood/PP composites

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 595-603

  Borysiak, Slawomir ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Composites; Polypropylene; Wood

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; CELLULOSE II; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CRYSTAL CONVERSION; EPITAXIAL NUCLEATION; FILLER SURFACES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FILLER; PINE WOODS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; TRANSCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; WOOD SURFACES;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILLERS; MERCERIZATION; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; SODIUM; THERMOPLASTICS;

WOOD;

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; FILLERS; MERCERIZATION; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENE; SODIUM; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

EID: 84864631931     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2221-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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