EFFECTS OF FIBRE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES

1 Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la valorisation, caractérisation et transformation du bois, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 Bd. de l’Université, Rouyn-Noranda, (QC) Canada, J9X5E4. Email: ahmed.koubaa@uqat.ca 2 AgroParisTech, INRA, UMR1093, LERMAB, 14 rue Girardet, 54000, Nancy, France Email: perre@nancy-engref.inra.fr 3 Centre de recherche sur le bois, Pavillon Gene-H.-Kruger, 2425 rue de la Terrasse, Université Laval, Québec, QC , Canada G1V 0A6 4 Corresponding author’s Email: alain.cloutier@sbf.ulaval.ca

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