Effect of fiber treatments on mechanical
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C. A. S. Hill; H. P. S. Abdul Khalil
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The use of plant fibers as a reinforcement in polyester matrices requires the issue of compatibility between the two phases to be addressed. Because plant fibers present hydrophilic surfaces and polyesters are generally hydrophobic, poor fibermatrix dispersion and wetting of the fibers by the matrix