Coir fibre reinforcement and application in polymer composites: A review

Journal of Materials and Environmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-276

  Verma, D ^a   Gope, P C ^b   Shandilya, A ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Maheshwari, M K ^c  

^a Department of Electronics Communication Engineering   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c DCM Sriram Consolidated Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Coir; Epoxy resin; Natural fibre; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875066776     PISSN: 20282508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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