Fracture and thermal behaviour of biomass ash polypropylene composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 481-497

  Pardo, S G ^a,b   Bernal, C ^c   Abad, M J ^a   Cano, J ^a   Ares, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Centro Galego Do Plástico CGAP   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio de Microbiología Industrial: Tecnología de alimentos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ash; Fracture; polymer composites; polyolefin block copolymer; polypropylene; thermal behaviour

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY DEGREE; FRACTURE SURFACE ANALYSIS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SILANE COUPLING AGENT; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS;

ASHES; BLENDING; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COUPLING AGENTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84896754328     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705712452740     Document Type: Article

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