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Natural Fibers and Biopolymers Characterization: A Future Potential Composite Material

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 68 (2018): Issue 1 (April 2018)
By: Ranakoti Lalit,  Pokhriyal Mayank and  Kumar Ankur  
Open Access
|May 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2018-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5471 | Journal ISSN: 0039-2472
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Language: English
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Published on: May 17, 2018
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Keywords:
natural fibers,
biopolymers,
chemical treatment,
green composite
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Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Fundamentals of mechanical engineering,
Mechanics

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