Effects of natural weathering on the properties of recycled polypropylene composites reinforced with rubberwood flour

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-59

  Homkhiew, Chatree ^a   Ratanawilai, Thanate ^a   Thongruang, Wiriya ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Recycled polypropylene; Rubberwood flour; Weathering; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITE PANELS; NATURAL WEATHERING; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; RUBBERWOOD; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; ULTRAVIOLET STABILIZERS; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

WEATHERING;

COLOR; COMPOSITE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING;

HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLING; RUBBER; WEATHERING; WOOD FLOUR;

EID: 84896123429     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.02.034     Document Type: Article

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