Influence of coupling agent content on the properties of high density polyethylene composites reinforced with oil palm fibers

Materials and Design

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 641-649

  Kakou, C A ^a,b   Arrakhiz, F Z ^c   Trokourey, A ^b   Bouhfid, R ^c   Qaiss, A ^c   Rodrigue, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science   (Morocco)

Author keywords

High density polyethylene; Maleated polypropylene; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Oil palm fiber

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COUPLING AGENTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; OIL SHALE; PALM OIL; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; D. DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DMTA); FOURIER TRANSFORMS INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; OIL PALM FIBER; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

FIBER BONDING;

EID: 84920127881     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.06.044     Document Type: Article

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