Weathering of high-density polyethylene-wood plastic composites

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-54

  Krehula, Ljerka Kratofil ^a   Katancǐć, Zvonimir ^a   Siročić, Anita Ptiček ^a   Hrnjak Murgić, Zlata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Polyethylene; Uv stabilizer; Weathering; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GOOD DURABILITY; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; UV DEGRADATION; UV STABILIZER; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DURABILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WEATHERING;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; GRAVIMETRY; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WEATHERING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84888261814     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2013.827209     Document Type: Article

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