SHORT DATE PALM TREE FIBERS / POLYEPOXY COMPOSITES PREPARED USING RTM PROCESS: EFFECT OF TEMPO MEDIATED OXIDATION OF THE FIBERS

Short date palm tree lignocellulosic fibers were used as a reinforcing phase in a polyepoxy thermoset commodity resin. Unmodified fibers as well as counterparts chemically oxidized using TEMPO catalyst mediation were used as fillers for composite materials prepared in a Resin Transfer Molding proces...

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Main Authors: Adil. Sbiai, Abderrahim Maazouz, Etienne Fleury, Henry Sautereau, Hamid Kaddami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_2_0672_Short_Date_Palm_Expoxy_Compos_TEMPO/550