A new eco-friendly chemical treatment of natural fibres: Effect of sodium bicarbonate on properties of sisal fibre and its epoxy composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 150-160

  Fiore, V ^a   Scalici, T ^a   Nicoletti, F ^a   Vitale, G ^a   Prestipino, M ^b   Valenza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; C. Statistical properties methods; Chemical treatment; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BICARBONATE SOLUTION; BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; HELIUM PYCNOMETERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES/METHODS; TRANSVERSE DIMENSIONS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84944400530     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.028     Document Type: Article

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