Natural fiber reinforced polylactic acid composites: A review

Polymer Composites

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 446-463

  Siakeng, Ramengmawii ^a   Jawaid, Mohammad ^a   Ariffin, Hidayah ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Asim, Mohammad ^a   Saba, Naheed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; COST REDUCTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED; PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS; POLY LACTIC ACID; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

NATURAL FIBERS;

EID: 85052668699     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.24747     Document Type: Review

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