High-Performance-Tensile-Strength Alpha-Grass reinforced Starch-Based fully biodegradable composites

BioResources

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 6121-6135

  Gironès, Jordi ^a   Espinach, Francesc X ^a   Pellicer, Neus ^a   Tresserras, Josep ^a   Alcalá, Manel ^a   Mutjé, Pere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced composites; Fully biodegradable composites; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; STARCH; WOOD;

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; CELLULOSE FIBER; COOKING PROCESS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HIGH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC STRENGTH; STIFFENING EFFECT;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCEMENT; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD;

STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 84887132478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.4.6121-6135     Document Type: Article

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