Chemical Composition of Natural Fibers and its Influence on their Mechanical Properties

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 359-376

  Komuraiah, A ^a   Kumar, N Shyam ^b   Prasad, B Durga ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WITS Warangal   (India)

Author keywords

cellulose; composition of natural fibers; hemicelluloses; lignin; mechanicalproperties of natural fibers; natural fibers

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPOSABILITY; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HEMICELLULOSES; LOAD-CARRYING MEMBERS; NATURAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL RESINS; RANK CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; REGRESSION LINES;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSES; LIGNINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 84905113853     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-014-9422-2     Document Type: Article

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