Effect of alkali treatment on mechanical and thermal properties of Kenaf fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composite

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1435-1443

  El Shekeil, Y A ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Khalina, A ^a   Zainudin, E S ^a   Al Shuja'A, O M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b THAMAR UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; DSC; FTIR; Kenaf bast fibers; TG; Thermoplastic polyurethane

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; DSC; FTIR; KENAF BAST FIBERS; TG; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

BLENDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

ALKALI TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84867395945     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2258-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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