Surface and thermal characterization of natural fibres treated with enzymes

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 365-373

  George, Michael ^a   Mussone, Paolo G ^a   Bressler, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Natural fibres; Surface; Thermal characterization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS; CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; GLASS FIBRE COMPOSITES; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; PECTIN METHYLESTERASE; POLYMERIC MATRICES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA);

BIODEGRADATION; DYES; ENZYMES; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACES;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLINITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; X-RAY;

BIODEGRADATION; DYES; ENZYMES; GLASS FIBERS; GRAVIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84893391364     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.12.037     Document Type: Article

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