## Abstract Natural fiberโreinforced nanocomposites based on polypropylene/nanoclay/banana fibers were fabricated by melt mixing in a twinโscrew extruder followed by compression molding in this current study. Maleic anhydride polypropylene copolymer (MAโgโPP) was used as a compatibilizer to increas
Banana fiber-reinforced polypropylene nanocomposites: Effect of fiber treatment on mechanical, thermal, and dynamic-mechanical properties
โ Scribed by Biswal, M.; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
- Book ID
- 125485623
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 797 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0892-7057
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