Rheological, morphological and mechanical properties of flax fiber polypropylene composites: Influence of compatibilizers

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3797-3812

  Sojoudiasli, Helia ^a   Heuzey, Marie Claude ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flax fiber composites; Morphology; PPAA compatibilizer; PPMA compatibilizer; Rheology; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZERS; FIBERS; FLAX; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; YARN;

FLAX FIBER; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZING EFFECTS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE-GRAFTED MALEIC ANHYDRIDES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84905295065     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0375-3     Document Type: Article

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