Natural fibres as reinforcement strategy on cork-polymer composites

Cork powder, the most important sub-product of cork processing, combined with thermoplastic matrixes like, high density polyethylene (HDPE), offer a new class of cork-polymer composite (CPC) materials with high added-value. Therefore, reinforcing strategies must be considered to increase the mechani...

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Main Author: Fernandes, E. M. (author)
Other Authors: Correlo, V. M. (author), Mano, J. F. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22776
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22776