Mechanical and flammability characterisations of biochar/polypropylene biocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 120-128

  Das, Oisik ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debes ^a   Hui, David ^b   Lau, Kin Tak ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Particle reinforcement; Polymer matric composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INJECTION MOLDING; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIO CHARS; CONE CALORIMETER; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; POLYMER-MATRIC COMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84988504025     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.09.020     Document Type: Article

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