Mechanical and morphological properties of wood plastic biocomposites prepared from toughened poly(lactic acid) and rubber wood sawdust (hevea brasiliensis)

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 630-637

  Petchwattana, Nawadon ^a   Covavisaruch, Sirijutaratana ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Poly(lactic acid); Rubber toughening; Rubber wood sawdust; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; LACTIC ACID; RUBBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD PRODUCTS;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POLY LACTIC ACID; RUBBER TOUGHENING; RUBBER WOOD SAWDUST; TENSILE ELONGATION; TOUGHNESS ENHANCEMENT; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 84908478809     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: 25432141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(14)60074-3     Document Type: Article

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