Morphological and mechanical studies OF Polyhydroxybutyrate COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH FLAX-g-POLY(MA), FLAX-g-POLY(MA-co-AAc), and FLAX-g-POLY(MA-co-VA)

Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-274

  Kalia, Susheel ^a   Verma, Samriti ^a  

^a SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Flax; Graft copolymerization; Methyl acrylate; Microwave; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; BINARY MONOMERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; FENTON'S REAGENTS; FLAX FIBER; FTIR; GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; MECHANICAL STUDY; METHYL ACRYLATES; MOLAR RATIO; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; REACTION MEDIUM; REDOX INITIATORS; REINFORCING MATERIALS; VINYL ACETATES; VINYL MONOMERS; XRD TECHNIQUE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLAX; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROWAVES; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; YARN;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ACRYLIC COMPOUNDS; ANATOMY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITES; FLAX; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; LINEN; METHYL ACRYLATE; MICROWAVES; MONOMERS; REINFORCEMENT; YARN;

EID: 84866526037     PISSN: 21522057     EISSN: 21522073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CompMechComputApplIntJ.v3.i3.50     Document Type: Article

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