Effects of heat and alkali treatments on mechanical properties of kenaf fibers

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cao, Y ^a   Sakamoto, S ^a   Goda, K ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat and alkali treatments; Kenaf fiber; Mechanical properties; Natural fiber

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; GLASS CERAMICS; HEMP; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALKALI TREATMENT; BOUND STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY INDEX; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FRACTURE STRAIN; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE;

AFTER-HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 85076869845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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