Thermal stability and thermo-mechanical properties of hemp-high density polyethylene composites: Effect of two different chemical modifications

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 484-490

  Lu, Na ^a   Oza, Shubhashini ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Thermoplastic resin; B. Thermo mechanical; D. Thermal analysis; E. Surface treatments; Natural fibers

Indexed keywords

E. SURFACE TREATMENT; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; IN-FIBER; NAOH TREATMENT; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; HEMP FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; SILANES; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

HEMP;

HEMP; NATURAL FIBERS; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84867506868     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.03.024     Document Type: Article

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