Preparation and characterisation of polyvinyl alcohol/oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre composite

Materials Research Innovations

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages S6-364-S6-367

  Ching, K S ^a   Ealid, M ^a   Ching, Y C ^a   Haniff, M ^a   Khalid, M ^b   Beg, M T H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Casting; Empty fruit bunch; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Polyvinyl alcohol; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

CASTING; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL AGING;

AGEING AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE PLATES; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FIBRE COMPOSITES; FIBRE CONTENT; FILLER INTERACTION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL COMPOSITE;

FRUITS;

EID: 84918771249     PISSN: 14328917     EISSN: 1433075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1432891714Z.0000000001008     Document Type: Article

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