Isocyanate-treated cellulose pulp and its effect on the alkali resistance and performance of fiber cement composites

Holzforschung

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 853-861

  Tonoli, Gustavo Henrique Denzin ^a   Mendes, Rafael F ^a   Siqueira, Gilberto ^b   Bras, Julien ^b   Belgacem, Mohamed N ^b   Savastano Jr , Holmer ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Industry LGP2 UMR CNRS 5518   (France)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus pulp; Fiber cement composites; Grafting; Mechanical properties; N octadecyl isocyanate; Surface modification; XPS analysis

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC ISOCYANATES; ALKALI DEGRADATION; EUCALYPTUS PULPS; FIBER CEMENTS; HYDROPHOBIC CHARACTER; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; N-OCTADECYL ISOCYANATE; XPS ANALYSIS;

CEMENTS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; PULP MATERIALS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CEMENT; COMPOSITES; ESCA; EUCALYPTUS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PULPS; REINFORCEMENT; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84888419101     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2012-0195     Document Type: Article

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