Study of the interface in natural fibres reinforced poly(lactic acid) biocomposites modified by optimized organosilane treatments

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 481-494

  Le Moigne, Nicolas ^a   Longerey, Marc ^a   Taulemesse, Jean Marie ^a   Bénézet, Jean Charles ^a   Bergeret, Anne ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Composite; Interface interphase; Natural fibre; PLA; Silane

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLAX; LACTIC ACID; LINEN; MACROMOLECULES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; THERMOANALYSIS; YARN;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FIBRE/MATRIX INTERFACES; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING; MICROSTRUCTURAL LEVELS; PLA; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITE; DAMPING; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 84889569730     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.11.022     Document Type: Article

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