Chemical treatments of coir pith: Morphology, chemical composition, thermal and water retention behavior

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 770-779

  Narendar, R ^a   Priya Dasan, K ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

D. Chemical analysis; D. Electron microscopy; D. Surface analysis; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRO-WASTES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COASTAL REGIONS; LOW ADHESION; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RETENTION BEHAVIOR; WATER RETENTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLED POLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FILLERS;

EID: 84885094913     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.028     Document Type: Article

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