Effect of fiber treatment on thermal properties and crystallization of sisal fiber reinforced polylactide composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 718-730

  Ye, Chaolin ^a   Ma, Guozhen ^a   Fu, Wuchang ^a   Wu, Hongwu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

annealing; crystallization; polylactide composites; Sisal fiber; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BLENDING; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ANNEALING TREATMENTS; CRYSTAL PERFECTION; FIBER TREATMENT; MELT BLENDING; POLY LACTIDE; POLYMERIZATION DEGREE; SISAL FIBERS; TRANSCRYSTALLINITY;

FIBERS;

EID: 84930447221     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684415579090     Document Type: Article

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