The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

• Main Authors: Leman, Zulkiflle, Sapuan, Salit Mohd, Azwan, M., Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat, Maleque, Md. Abdul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2008
• Subjects: TA170 Environmental engineering; TA401 Materials of engineering and construction; TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/1/P28_2008.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03602550802059451#.Ue9-DNJHIrU

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