Effect of kenaf fibre loading and thymol concentration on the mechanical and thermal properties of PLA/kenaf/thymol composites

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-83

  Tawakkal, Intan S M A ^a   Cran, Marlene J ^a   Bigger, Stephen W ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Poly(lactic acid); Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Rheological properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FIBERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZING AGENTS; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL TRANSITIONS;

PHENOLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MECHANICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC ACID; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; COMPOSITE; DICOTYLEDON; PHENOL; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYMER; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 84904293734     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.06.032     Document Type: Article

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