Water-resistant hemp fiber-reinforced composites: In-situ surface protection by polyethylene film

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 112, Issue , 2018, Pages 210-216

  Wu, Yingji ^a   Xia, Changlei ^a   Cai, Liping ^a   Shi, Sheldon Q ^a   Cheng, Jiangtao ^b  

^a Center for Advanced Research and Technology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Hemp fiber; Polyethylene (PE) film; Vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI); Water resistance

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; GLASS INDUSTRY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; GLASS-FIBER SHEETS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION PROPERTY; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; SURFACE PROTECTION; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN INFUSIONS; WATER-RESISTANCES;

WATER ABSORPTION;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COFFEE; COMPOSITE; FILM; GLASS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RESIN;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 85037532821     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.12.014     Document Type: Article

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