Wood based PLA and PP composites: Effect of fibre type and matrix polymer on fibre morphology, dispersion and composite properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-22

  Peltola, Heidi ^a   Pääkkönen, Elina ^a   Jetsu, Petri ^a   Heinemann, Sabine ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Thermoplastic resin; A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PULP REFINING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; FIBRE DISPERSIONS; FIBRE MORPHOLOGY; MATRIX POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; REINFORCING EFFECTS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENE; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84896880237     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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