Effects of fiber treatment on morphology, tensile and thermogravimetric analysis of oil palm empty fruit bunches fibers

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1251-1257

  Norul Izani, M A ^a   Paridah, M T ^a   Anwar, U M K ^a,b   Mohd Nor, M Y ^b   H'Ng, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; B. Thermal properties; D. Electron microscopy; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; BOILING WATER; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; FIBER PROPERTIES; FIBER TREATMENT; NAOH TREATMENT; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; RATE OF CHANGE; SINGLE FIBER; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

FRUITS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

FIBERS;

EID: 84869491573     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.07.027     Document Type: Article

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