Natural fiber-reinforced hybrid polymer nanocomposites: Effect of fiber mixing and nanoclay on physical, mechanical, and biodegradable properties

BioResources

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1394-1407

  Islam, Md S ^a   Ahmad, Mansor B ^a   Hasan, Mahbub ^b   Aziz, Sidek Abdul ^a   Jawaid, Mohammad ^a   Mohamad Haafiz, M K ^c   Zakaria, Siti A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Fiber mixing; FTIR; Hybrid nanocomposites; Mechanical strength; SEM

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TENSILE TESTING; WATER ABSORPTION;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; FTIR; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; HYBRID POLYMER COMPOSITE; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCLAY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; TENSILE TESTING MACHINES; WATER ABSORPTION PROPERTIES;

WOOD;

BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSITES; HOT PRESSES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONTMORILLONITE; NATURAL RESOURCES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD FIBERS; ALKALI TREATMENT; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE TESTS;

EID: 84923684026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.10.1.1394-1407     Document Type: Article

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