Mechanical properties of soy protein based "green" composites reinforced with surface modified cornhusk fiber

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 144-150

  Saenghirunwattana, Paweena ^a   Noomhorm, Athapol ^a   Rungsardthong, Vilai ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Cornhusk fiber; PLA; Soy protein

Indexed keywords

LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIO-COMPOSITES; DEFATTED SOY FLOURS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; PLA; POLY LACTIC ACID; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SOY PROTEIN;

FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; ADHESION; ESTER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PROTEIN; SOYBEAN;

EID: 84903696707     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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