Effect of jute and kapok fibers on properties of thermoplastic cassava starch composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 309-315

  Prachayawarakorn, Jutarat ^a   Chaiwatyothin, Sudarat ^a   Mueangta, Suwat ^a   Hanchana, Areeya ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GLYCEROL; JUTE FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS; CASSAVA STARCH; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; FIBER COMPOSITE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP ANALYSIS; INTERNAL MIXERS; MAXIMUM LOAD; THERMAL DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; WATER UPTAKE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

FIBERS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GLYCEROL; GRAVIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JUTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; STARCH;

EID: 84872444754     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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