Polyethylene green composites reinforced with cellulose fibers (coir and palm fibers): Effect of fiber surface treatment and fiber content

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1290-1300

  Chollakup, Rungsima ^a   Smitthipong, Wirasak ^a   Kongtud, Wuttinan ^a   Tantatherdtam, Rattana ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

cellulose fiber; coir fiber; fiber pullout test; mechanical properties; palm fiber; polyethylene composite; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE FIBER; COIR FIBERS; FIBER PULL-OUT TEST; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBER SURFACE TREATMENTS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(LDPE); POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BLEACHING; CLEANING; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84878680830     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: 15685616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2012.694275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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