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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2013, Article ID 932143, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/932143
Research Article

Properties of Raphia Palm Interspersed Fibre Filled High Density Polyethylene

Henry C. Obasi

Department of Polymer and Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Received 29 May 2013; Accepted 1 October 2013

Academic Editor: Wen-Hua Sun

Copyright © 2013 Henry C. Obasi. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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