Sponge gourd (luffa cylindrica) reinforced polyester composites: Preparation and properties

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 273-280

  Tanobe, Valcineide O A ^a   Flores Sahagun, Thais H S ^a   Amico, Sandro C ^b   Muniz, Graciela I B ^a   Satyanarayana, K G ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c POORNAPRAJNA INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Fibers; Green technology; Mechanical properties; Polymer composites; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRENGTH; JUTE FIBERS; POLYESTER RESINS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; LOW-COSTS; LUFFA CYLINDRICA; PLANT FIBRES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PROPERTY; VALUE ADDED APPLICATIONS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 84901933659     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: 0976464X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.64.7327     Document Type: Article

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