Novel extraction techniques, chemical and mechanical characterisation of Agave americana L. natural fibres

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-203

  Bezazi, Abderrezak ^a   Belaadi, Ahmed ^a   Bourchak, Mostefa ^b   Scarpa, Fabrizio ^c   Boba, Katarzyna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELMA   (Algeria)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength; C. Statistical properties methods; E. Isostatic pressing

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; EXTRACTION; GAGES; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

B. STRENGTH; DEGREE OF VARIABILITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; EXTRACTION PROCESS; ISOSTATIC PRESSING; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION; PRODUCTION METHODS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES/METHODS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84902240453     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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