Wet-laid technique with Cyperus esculentus: Development, manufacturing and characterization of a new composite

Materials and Design

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 887-893

  Carbonell, A ^a   Boronat, T ^a   Fages, E ^b   Girones, S ^b   Sanchez Zapata, E ^c   Perez Alvarez, J A ^c   Sanchez Nacher, L ^a   Garcia Sanoguera, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Tecnológico Textil   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Particle reinforcement; Polymer matrix composites; Thermal properties; Thermomechanical; Tiger nut

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIO-BASED COMPOSITES; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; PRESS-MOLDING PROCESS; THERMO-MECHANICAL; TIGER NUT;

FIBER BONDING;

COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WASTES;

EID: 84942096110     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.08.013     Document Type: Article

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