## Abstract Rubber wood fiber/reinforced thermoplastic natural rubber (RWF/TPNR) composites were prepared. A blend of natural rubber with high‐density polyethylene was prepared by melt blending the materials in the internal mixer of Brabender Plasticorder machine. RWF and TPNR were mixed with diffe
Use of wood fibers in thermoplastics. VII. The effect of coupling agents in polyethylene–wood fiber composites
✍ Scribed by R. G. Raj; B. V. Kokta; D. Maldas; C. Daneault
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 548 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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