A review on potentiality of nano filler/natural fiber filled polymer hybrid composites

Polymers

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2247-2273

  Saba, Naheed ^a   Tahir, Paridah Md ^a   Jawaid, Mohammad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hybrid composites; Nanocomposites; Nanofillers; Natural fibers; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIODEGRADATION; FILLERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYMERS;

BIO-BASED COMPOSITES; BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; NANO-FILLERS; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITES; FILLERS; NATURAL FIBERS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYMERS;

EID: 84906513281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym6082247     Document Type: Review

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