William Sigworth - Naugatuck CT, US Roger Cheney - Naugatuck CT, US Louis Panzer - Ridgefield CT, US Henry Mei - New City NY, US
Assignee:
CROMPTON CORPORATION
International Classification:
C08K009/00
US Classification:
523/200000, 523/216000, 524/013000
Abstract:
A process for preparing a composite material is disclosed wherein the process comprises: A) sizing a natural fiber with a reactive organosilane; B) mixing the sized natural fiber with a polyolefin resin; and C) adding a functionalized polyolefin coupling agent to the mixture of the sized natural fiber and the polyolefin resin to provide said composite material.