Controlled retting of hemp fibres: Effect of hydrothermal pre-treatment and enzymatic retting on the mechanical properties of unidirectional hemp/epoxy composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 253-262

  Liu, Ming ^a   Silva, Diogo Alexandre Santos ^a   Fernando, Dinesh ^b   Meyer, Anne S ^a   Madsen, Bo ^a   Daniel, Geoffrey ^b   Thygesen, Anders ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; B. Porosity

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSIC COMPOUNDS; COMBINED TREATMENT; HEMP FIBRE COMPOSITES; HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); PRE-TREATMENT; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME CONTENT;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84973926833     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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