Influence of Accelerated Weathering on the Properties of Polypropylene/Polylactic Acid/Eucalyptus Wood Composites

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 315-327

  Darie, Raluca Nicoleta ^a   Bodirlau, Ruxandra ^a   Teaca, Carmen Alice ^a   Macyszyn, Joanna ^b   Kozlowski, Marek ^b   Spiridon, Iuliana ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Composites; Eucalyptus wood; Polylactic acid; Polypropylene; Toluene diisocyanate

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF WOOD; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EUCALYPTUS WOOD; POLY LACTIC ACID; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATES; WOOD COMPOSITES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES; TOLUENE; WEATHERING; WOOD;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; EUCALYPTUS; POLYPROPYLENE; TOLUENE; WEATHERING; WOOD;

EID: 84877869165     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2013.784936     Document Type: Article

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