Polypropylene hybrid composites filled by wood flour and short glass fiber: Effect of compatibilizer on structure and properties

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-29

  Zhang, Xiuju ^a   Yang, Huajun ^a   Lin, Zhidan ^a   Tan, Shaozao ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer; mechanical property; micromorphology; moisture resistance; polypropylene; thermal behavior; wood flour

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE-OCTENE COPOLYMERS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HYBRID COMPOSITES; IMPACT PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MELT BLENDING; MELTING BEHAVIOR; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; MOISTURE RESISTANCE; PROMOTION EFFECTS; SEBS-G-MA; SHORT GLASS FIBER; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; WOOD FLOUR;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BLENDING; BUTADIENE; COMPATIBILIZERS; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYBRID SYSTEMS; MACROMOLECULES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

BUTADIENE; COMPATIBILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; POLYACRYLICS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE; STYRENE; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84872399701     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705711417030     Document Type: Article

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