Recent developments in sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) based biocomposites and their potential industrial applications: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 533-549

  Sanyang, M L ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Jawaid, M ^a   Ishak, M R ^a   Sahari, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biobased materials; Biocomposite; Biopolymers; Sugar palm

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; FORESTRY; NATURAL FIBERS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH;

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; BIOCOMPOSITE; DRIVING FORCES; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GREEN MATERIALS; MULTIPURPOSE TREES; PETROLEUM RESOURCES; PROPERTY; SUGAR PALM; SUGAR PALM FIBER;

BIOPOLYMERS;

COMPOSITES; PLASTICS; SUGAR;

EID: 84946141856     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.037     Document Type: Review

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