Effects of mercerization and fiber sizing of coir fiber for utilization in polypropylene composites
Sanjita Wasti, Frédéric Vautard, Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Samarthya Bhagia, Harry M. Meyer, Anne Gosnell, Halil Tekinalp, Soydan Ozcan, Uday Vaidya
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Materials scienceComposite materialUltimate tensile strengthFiberCoirPolypropyleneSodium hydroxideNatural fiberSizingCrystallinityPolymerModulusAdhesionChemical engineeringVisual artsArtEngineeringNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies