Flammability of wood plastic composites prepared from plastic waste

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Turku ◽  
Timo Kärki ◽  
Ari Puurtinen
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites

scholarly journals Preparation and Characterisation of Sustainable Wood Plastic Composites Extracted from Municipal Solid Waste

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 3670
Author(s):  
Shahnaz Shahani ◽  
Zhongquan Gao ◽  
Mumtaz A. Qaisrani ◽  
Naveed Ahmed ◽  
Haseeb Yaqoob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Wood Flour ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Wood Powder ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Water Swelling ◽  
The Impact

Municipal solid waste (MSW) contains plastic waste that can be used as a sustainable green substitute to reduce oil footprints, CO2 emissions, and environmental pollution. This study aims to recycle plastic waste by manufacturing wood-plastic composites and to improve its mechanical properties by using additives, coupling agents, and lubricants. These composites are prepared by mixing 40–70% of wood flour with 20–25% of a polymer matrix. Wood was degraded at 220 °C, and then the composites were processed at 50 °C. The manufacturing process carried out in the study involved wood waste meshing, drying, shredding, drying, trimming, filling, blending, compounding, and extrusion moulding. The compounding of composites was accomplished in twin-screw extruders. Once the mixture was uniformly mixed, its final shape was given by a two-step extrusion moulding. Previously, researchers aimed at enhancing the mechanical properties of the composites, but our research focus was to improve their durability for different industrial applications. The results suggest that the impact strength is 17 MPa with 50% of wood powder ratio while the maximum value for the tensile strength is 32.5 MPa. About 50% of an increase in wood powder resulted in 8.1% bending strength increase from 26.1 to 32.8 MPa. Reducing the plastic matrix and the wood-particles water swelling ratio resulted in better mechanical properties. The wood species also affected the mechanical properties with their excellent dimensional stability and less variability. A high proportion of wood fibre tends to increase its steady-state torque and viscosity. The mechanical properties against different wood-flour proportions indicate that composite materials exhibit superior water swelling behaviour and extrusion quality.

scholarly journals Alien Wood Species as a Resource for Wood-Plastic Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Sergej Medved ◽  
Daša Krapež Tomec ◽  
Angela Balzano ◽  
Maks Merela
Keyword(s):  
Wood Species ◽  
Dimensional Stability ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites

Since invasive alien species are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss in the region and thus of changes in ecosystem services, it is important to find the best possible solution for their removal from nature and the best practice for their usability. The aim of the study was to investigate their properties as components of wood-plastic composites and to investigate the properties of the wood-plastic composites produced. The overall objective was to test the potential of available alien plant species as raw material for the manufacture of products. This would contribute to sustainability and give them a better chance of ending their life cycle. One of the possible solutions on a large scale is to use alien wood species for the production of wood plastic composites (WPC). Five invasive alien hardwood species have been used in combination with polyethylene powder (PE) and maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) to produce various flat pressed WPC boards. Microstructural analyses (confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy) and mechanical tests (flexural strength, tensile strength) were performed. Furthermore, measurements of density, thickness swelling, water absorption and dimensional stability during heating and cooling were carried out. Comparisons were made between the properties of six WPC boards (five alien wood species and mixed boards). The results showed that the differences between different invasive alien wood species were less obvious in mechanical properties, while the differences in sorption properties and dimensional stability were more significant. The analyses of the WPC structure showed a good penetration of the polymer into the lumens of the wood cells and a fine internal structure without voids. These are crucial conditions to obtain a good, mechanically strong and water-resistant material.

scholarly journals Testing and Assessing Method for the Resistance of Wood-Plastic Composites to the Action of Destroying Fungi

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 697
Author(s):  
Anna Wiejak ◽  
Barbara Francke
Keyword(s):  
Bending Strength ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Destructive Effect ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Wood Polymer ◽  
Proposed Modification ◽  
Assessing Method ◽  
Biological Corrosion

Durability tests against fungi action for wood-plastic composites are carried out in accordance with European standard ENV 12038, but the authors of the manuscript try to prove that the assessment of the results done according to these methods is imprecise and suffers from a significant error. Fungi exposure is always accompanied by high humidity, so the result of tests made by such method is always burdened with the influence of moisture, which can lead to a wrong assessment of the negative effects of action fungus itself. The manuscript has shown a modification of such a method that separates the destructive effect of fungi from moisture accompanying the test’s destructive effect. The functional properties selected to prove the proposed modification are changes in the mass and bending strength after subsequent environmental exposure. It was found that intensive action of moisture measured in the culture chamber of about (70 ± 5)%, i.e., for 16 weeks, at (22 ± 2) °C, which was the fungi culture, which was accompanying period, led to changes in the mass of the wood-plastic composites, amounting to 50% of the final result of the fungi resistance test, and changes in the bending strength amounting to 30–46% of the final test result. As a result of the research, the correction for assessing the durability of wood-polymer composites to biological corrosion has been proposed. The laboratory tests were compared with the products’ test results following three years of exposure to the natural environment.

scholarly journals Rheological Properties of Wood–Plastic Composites by 3D Numerical Simulations: Different Components

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Xingcong Lv ◽  
Xiaolong Hao ◽  
Rongxian Ou ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Chuigen Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Wood Fiber ◽  
Velocity Shear ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Shear Rates ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Power Law Fluids ◽  
Field Information ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

The rheological properties of wood–plastic composites (WPCs) with different wood fiber contents were investigated using a rotational rheometer under low shear rates. The flow field information was analyzed and simulated by Ansys Polyflow software. The results showed that the WPCs with different wood fiber contents behaved as typical power-law fluids. A higher wood fiber content increased the shear thinning ability and pseudoplasticity of the WPCs. The pressure, velocity, shear rate, and viscosity distributions of the WPC during extrusion could be predicted by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Ansys Polyflow software to explore the effects of different components on the flow field of WPCs.

Weathering of High-Density Polyethylene-Wood Plastic Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljerka Kratofil Krehula ◽  
Zvonimir Katančić ◽  
Anita Ptiček Siročić ◽  
Zlata Hrnjak-Murgić
Keyword(s):  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
High Density ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites
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