A review of natural fiber reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) based composites: Application and opportunity

Polymers

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2205-2222

  Tan, Boon Khoon ^a   Ching, Yern Chee ^a   Poh, Sin Chew ^a   Abdullah, Luqman Chuah ^b   Gan, Seng Neon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Fibers; Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REINFORCEMENT; WEATHERING;

COMPOSITES INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED; PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84949591156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym7111509     Document Type: Review

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