Synthesis and characterization of kapok fibers and its composites

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1661-1665

  Mani, Ganesh Kumar ^a   Rayappan, John Bosco Balaguru ^a   Bisoyi, Dillip Kumar ^b  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Dielectric loss; Kapok; Natural fiber; Propedies

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; EPOXY MATRICES; FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES; HIGH STIFFNESS; KAPOK; LOW COSTS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PROPEDIES; STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; POWER FACTOR; REINFORCED PLASTIC;

EID: 84866249687     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2012.1661.1665     Document Type: Article

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