Melt rheological behavior of starch-based matrix composites reinforced with short sisal fibers

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1907-1914

  Alvarez, V A ^a   Terenzi, A ^b   Kenny, J M ^b   Vazquez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DURABILITY; FIBERS; MELTING; THEATERS (LEGITIMATE); VISCOSITY;

COMPOSITE VISCOSITY; FIBER LENGTH; SHEAR RATES; SISAL FIBRES;

STARCH;

EID: 9144234251     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20193     Document Type: Article

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