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Maize stalk as reinforcement in natural rubber composites

Maize stalk as reinforcement in natural rubber composites

Maize stalk fibres can be used as fillers in natural rubber composites replacing expensive and non- iodegradable inorganic fillers. Maize stalk fibres were chemically modified with acetic anhydride (acetylation) to enhance their compatibility with the hydrophobic rubber polymer matrix. The fibre was...

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Main Authors: Chigondo, Fidelis, Shoko, Piwai, Nyamunda, Benias C., Guyo, Upenyu, Moyo, Mambo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJSTR 2016
Subjects:
Fillers, composite, natural rubber, fibre, matrix, maize stalk, reinforcement, vulcanisation, compounding
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1006
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