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  • Effects of Concentration and Temperature of NaOH Solution for Alkali Treatment of Coir Fiber Mat on the Mechanical Properties of Coir Fiber Mat/Unsaturated Polyester Composites

  • Kihyun Kim and Donghwan Cho†

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea

  • 코이어섬유매트의 알칼리처리에 사용한 NaOH 용액의 농도와 온도가 코이어섬유매트/불포화폴리에스터 복합재료의 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향

  • 김기현 · 조동환†

  • 금오공과대학교 고분자공학과

  • Reproduction, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form of any part of this publication is permitted only by written permission from the Polymer Society of Korea.

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
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This Article

  • 2021; 45(4): 501-510

    Published online Jul 25, 2021

  • 10.7317/pk.2021.45.4.501
  • Received on Jan 4, 2021
  • Revised on Mar 8, 2021
  • Accepted on Mar 16, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Donghwan Cho

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea

  • E-mail: dcho@kumoh.ac.kr