Environmental ageing studies of chemically modified micro and nanofibril phenol formaldehyde composites

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 471-483

  Cherian, Bibin Mathew ^a   Leão, Alcides Lopes ^a   de Morais Chaves, Marcia Rodrigues ^b   de Souza, Sivoney Ferreira ^c   Sain, Mohini ^d   Narine, Suresh S ^e  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO SAGRADO CORAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibre modification; Microcomposites; Microfibrils; Nanocellulose; Nanocomposites; Nanofibrils

Indexed keywords

FIBRE MODIFICATIONS; MICRO-COMPOSITES; MICRO-FIBRILS; NANO-CELLULOSE; NANO-FIBRILS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

FIBERS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COMPOSITE; FORMALDEHYDE; HERB; HYDROXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHENOL; RESIN;

EID: 84879776035     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.04.033     Document Type: Article

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