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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 10/2010
Author(s) -
Reddy C. Ravindra,
Simon Leonardo C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201090018
Subject(s) - materials science , polypropylene , fiber , polymer science , composite material , synthetic fiber , dispersion (optics) , suspension (topology) , polymerization , polymer , physics , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , optics
Cover: The picture presents the pathway for preparation of wood fiber‐polypropylene hybrid materials. Wood fiber is a hydrophilic material and it is received in a water suspension. Chemical modifications on the surface of the wood fiber change its nature to hydrophobic, thus allowing its dispersion and suspension in toluene. The wood fiber dispersed in toluene is used for in situ catalytic polymerization of propylene. The resulting hybrid wood fiber‐polypropylene material is composed of polypropylene chains, covalently bound to the surface of wood fiber. Further details can be found in the article by C. R. Reddy and L. C. Simon * on page 906 .