Wettability evaluation of acetylated flax and kraft fibers using the drop shape method

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn 2013-July, Issue , 2013, Pages 6785-6794

  Milot, F R ^a   Lebrun, G ^a   Brouillette, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Epoxy; Flax; Kraft fibers; Natural fiber composites; Wettability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929055741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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