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The effect of size and delignification on the mechanical properties of polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites reinforced with wood fibres <i>via</i> extrusion

Renato Lemos Cosse, Vincent S. D. Voet, Rudy Folkersma, Katja Loos

RSC Sustainability · 2023 · 11 citations · 33 references

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Raw short wood fibres generally showed better mechanical performance than long ones. Alkaline treatment did not improve the mechanical properties of the composites after reactive extrusion and injection moulding.

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