Electron beam irradiation enhanced of Hibiscus cannabinus fiber strengthen polylactic acid composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-46

  Bee, Soo Tueen ^a   Sin, Lee Tin ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Kavee Raaz, R R D ^a   Tee, Tiam Ting ^a   Hui, David ^c   Rahmat, A R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

^c UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Microstructures Polylactic acid; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; FIBERS; HEMP; IRRADIATION; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ELONGATION AT BREAK; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SCANNING ELECTRONS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; KENAF; POLYMERS;

EID: 84929083383     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.04.019     Document Type: Article

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