Comparison of effects of alkali treatment on flax fibre reinforced polyester and polyester-biopolymer blend resins

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 229-242

  Hosur, Mahesh ^a   Maroju, Harika ^a   Jeelani, Shaik ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; Biocomposites; Flax fibres; Flexure; FTIR; Storage modulus

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FLAX; LINEN; MOISTURE; POLYESTERS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALKALI TREATMENT; BIO-COMPOSITES; FLAX FIBRES; FLEXURE; FTIR;

POLYESTER RESINS;

EID: 84930709636     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: 14782391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739111502300404     Document Type: Article

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