Wool fibres functionalised with a silane-based coupling agent for reinforced polypropylene composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-59

  Conzatti, Lucia ^a   Giunco, Francesco ^a   Stagnaro, Paola ^a   Patrucco, Alessia ^a   Tonin, Claudio ^a   Marano, Claudia ^b   Rink, Marta ^b   Marsano, Enrico ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COUPLING AGENTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; WOOL; WOOL FIBERS; YARN;

COMMERCIAL GRADE; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; FIBRE SURFACES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MELT BLENDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SILANISATION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84897681066     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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