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Evaluation of wood composite additives in the mechanical property changes of PE blends
Author(s) -
Gu Ruijun,
Sain Mohini,
Kokta Bohuslav V.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.22942
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polyethylene , composite number , fiber , synthetic fiber , natural fiber , filler (materials)
Maleated polyethylene (MAPE) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP) are both popularly used in polyethylene‐based composites combining with organic fillers such as natural fibers and inorganic fillers such as nanoclay. Systematic studies were undertaken to investigate the influences of MAPE and DCP on the mechanical properties and plasticity of PE composites with or without natural fibers. In addition, the effect of the fiber adding sequence was examined to obtain superior mechanical properties. POLYM. COMPOS., 36:287–293, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers