PP composites based on mechanical pulp, deinked newspaper and jute strands: A comparative study

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3453-3461

  Lopez J P ^a   Boufi, S ^b   El Mansouri, N E ^a   Mutje P ^a   Vilaseca, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEINKED PULP; FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; IN-LINE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; ORIENTATION FACTORS; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; RIGID REINFORCEMENT; TRANSFER OF STRESS;

DEINKING; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PULP; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

JUTE FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; DEINKING; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; JUTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PULPS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84866742393     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.040     Document Type: Article

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