Development of a biocomposite based on green epoxy polymer and natural cellulose fabric (bark cloth) for automotive instrument panel applications

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-157

  Rwawiire, Samson ^a,b   Tomkova, Blanka ^a   Militky, Jiri ^a   Jabbar, Abdul ^a   Kale, Bandu Madhukar ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^b BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER BONDING; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS BONDING; GLASS TRANSITION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSTRUMENT PANELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIODEGRADABLE RESINS; CURING TEMPERATURE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FIBER-MATRIX BONDING; NATURAL CELLULOSE; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); STATIC PROPERTIES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CELLULOSE; EMISSION; EPOXIDES; FABRIC; GREENHOUSE GASES; POLYMERS;

EID: 84938695531     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.06.021     Document Type: Article

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