Processing and dimensional changes of cement based composites reinforced with surface-treated cellulose fibres

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-75

  Tonoli, G H D ^a   Belgacem, M N ^b   Siqueira, G ^b   Bras, J ^b   Savastano Jr , H ^c   Rocco Lahr, F A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Industry LGP2 UMR CNRS 5518   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dimensional stability; Eucalyptus pulp; Fibre cement; Surface modification; XPS analysis

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC ISOCYANATES; CELLULOSE FIBRES; CEMENT BASED COMPOSITES; CEMENT PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL CHANGE; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; EUCALYPTUS PULPS; FIBRE-CEMENT; FIBRE-REINFORCED; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; SPECIFIC ENERGY; SURFACE GRAFTING; WATER RETENTION; WATER RETENTION VALUE; XPS ANALYSIS;

CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PHOTOELECTRONS; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

WATER TREATMENT;

ADHESIVES; COMPOSITES; CONTACT ANGLE; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ESCA; EUCALYPTUS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PULPS; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84874660613     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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