Fabrication, characterization, and evaluation of Luffa cylindrica fiber reinforced epoxy composites

BioResources

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4805-4826

  Saw, Sudhir Kumar ^a   Purwar, Raghwendra ^a   Nandy, Sourabh ^a   Ghose, Joyjeet ^a   Sarkhel, Gautam ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Epoxy resin; Lignocellulose composites; Luffa fibers; Thermal and mechanical properties; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; MECHANISMS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION MODEL; ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGIES; FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES; FIBER-MATRIX INTERACTION; HEMICELLULOSE EXTRACTION; LUFFA FIBERS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

LUFFA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 84887187489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.4.4805-4826     Document Type: Article

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