Effect of pretreatment methods on properties of natural fiber composites: A review

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 555-566

  Venkatachalam, N ^a   Navaneethakrishnan, P ^a   Rajsekar, R ^a   Shankar, S ^a  

^a KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Natural fiber reinforced composites; Physical and chemical treatments; Review

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ADHESION; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTER RESINS; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEWS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNSATURATED POLYMERS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 84981295777     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: 14782391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739111602400715     Document Type: Article

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