Chemical composition and surface properties of paper mill sludge and their impact on high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 77-93

  Soucy, Joel ^a   Koubaa, Ahmed ^a   Migneault, Sebastien ^a   Riedl, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

chemical composition; mechanical properties; Sludge; surface chemistry; wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; KRAFT PULP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOUGHNESS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE TOUGHNESS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); PROPERTIES OF PAPER; SLUDGE; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMITHERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; COMPOSITES; PAPER MILLS; POLYETHYLENE; SLUDGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84947584047     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2015.1057647     Document Type: Article

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