Influence of chemical treatments on mechanical properties of hemp fiber reinforced composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue , 2018, Pages 210-217

  Sepe, R ^a   Bollino, F ^b   Boccarusso, L ^a   Caputo, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemp fibers; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FOOD STORAGE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; ROOFS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CARBON REINFORCED POLYMERS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBER SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; FIBERS REINFORCED COMPOSITES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES;

FIBER BONDING;

EID: 85029702981     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.09.030     Document Type: Article

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