Effects of chemical versus enzymatic processing of kenaf fibers on poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) composite properties

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 926-933

  Yang, Bing ^a   Nar, Mangesh ^a   Visi, David K ^a   Allen, Michael ^a   Ayre, Brian ^a   Webber III, Charles L ^b   Lu, Hongbing ^c   D'Souza, Nandika Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Thermal analysis; E. Compression molding

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; E. COMPRESSION MOLDING; ENZYMATIC PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RECRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURES; TRANSCRYSTALLIZATION;

ALKALINITY; BIOMOLECULES; BLENDING; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); THERMOANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

ALKALINITY; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CRYSTALLIZATION; KENAF; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885335918     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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