Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "wheat straw"

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Bulk Orientation of Agricultural-Filler Polypropylene Composites

Ng, Zena Sin-Nga (University of Waterloo, 2008-05-22)

When two or more individual materials combine to form a new material with improved characteristics, a composite is created. The two major components in a thermoplastic composite are the polymer, such as polypropylene (PP), ...
Straw Pressboard Composites

Meng, Chong (University of Waterloo, 2020-06-15)

To fully explore the potential of wheat straw and expand its use in composite applications, this thesis aimed to develop a feasible and effective manufacturing method for wheat straw based polymer pressboard composites. ...
Wheat Straw-Polypropylene Composites

Kruger, Paula Kapustan (University of Waterloo, 2007-05-16)

Composites are combinations of mainly two different components: the matrix and the filler/reinforcement. In the thermoplastic composites industry, natural fibers from agricultural crops have been emerged as alternative ...