On the characterisation of structure and properties of sorghum stalks

Ain Shams Engineering Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 265-271

  Bakeer, Bahi ^a   Taha, Iman ^a   El Mously, Hamed ^a   Shehata, S A ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Microstructure; Natural fibres; Polymer composites; Sorghum stalks; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOURS; DYNAMIC THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; SORGHUM STALKS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879224068     PISSN: 20904479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asej.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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