The impact of silane chemistry conditions on the properties of wood plastic composites with low density polyethylene and high wood content

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 897-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Geng ◽  
Marie-Pierre G. Laborie
Keyword(s):  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Wood Content ◽  
High Wood Content ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals UTILIZAÇÃO DA SERRAGEM NA PRODUÇÃO DE COMPÓSITOS PLÁSTICO-MADEIRA

FLORESTA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Minoru Yamaji ◽  
Arnaud Bonduelle
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Material ◽  
Wood Flour ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Single Screw ◽  
Single Screw Extruder ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Composite Production ◽  
Wood Content

Esta pesquisa utilizou materiais reciclados para a produção de compósitos plástico-madeira ou WPC (wood-plastic composites). A madeira utilizada na forma de pó e a serragem foram misturadas ao polietileno de baixa densidade - PEBD reciclado em uma extrusora monorrosca de 75 mm de diâmetro. Foram testadas formulações com 10%, 20%, 40% e 50% (em peso) de madeira. O teor de umidade inicial da madeira foi de 5,16% para o pó e 7,32% para a serragem. O conjunto de temperaturas da extrusora variou de 135ºC a 150ºC. Os resultados mostraram que a produção dos compósitos foi possível para as formulações com até 20% de madeira. USE OF SAWDUST IN WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCTION Abstract This research aimed the use of recycled materials to produce WPC (wood-plastic composites). The wood was used as sawdust and wood flour and the plastic material used was the low density polyethylene– LDPE recycled. The 75 mm single screw extruder was used in the composite’s production. Formulations with 10%, 20% 40% and 50% (in weight) of wood was tested. The wood humidity content was 5,16% for powder and 7,32% for sawdust. The extruder temperatures ranged from 135ºC to 150ºC. The results showed that the composite production was possible for the formulations up to 20% wood content.

Effects of microcrystalline cellulose on the mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmad Mubarak ◽  
Raghda Talal Abdulsamad
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Microcrystalline Cellulose ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Ldpe Composites ◽  
The Impact

This work was intended to provide an understanding of the effect of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) on the mechanical properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The impact resistance and the tensile properties of low-density LDPE/MCC composites were investigated. The weight fraction of MCC was varied at (0, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 30 wt%). The obtained blends were then used to prepare the required tensile and impact testing samples by hot compression molding technique. It has been found that MCC has a strong influence on the mechanical properties of LDPE. At a low MCC weight fraction, there was a little improvement in the ultimate strength, fracture stress, and elongation at break, but at a high MCC weight fraction, the tensile properties were deteriorated and reduced significantly. The addition of 1 wt% MCC to LDPE enhanced the mentioned properties by 10, 25, and 6%, respectively. While at 30 wt% MCC, these properties were lowered by 36, 25, and 96%. The elastic modulus of LDPE composites was improved on all MCC weight fractions used in the study, at 20 wt% MCC, an increase in the elastic modulus by 12 folds was achieved. On the other hand and compared with the impact strength of pure LDPE, the addition of MCC particles enhanced the impact strength, the highest value obtained was for LDPE composites filled with 10 wt% MCC where the impact strength enhanced by two folds.

Evaluation of Dynamic Properties of Wood-Plastic Composites Using Split Hopkinson Bar Methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 715 ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Masahiro Nishida ◽  
Shun Furuya ◽  
Hirokazu Ito ◽  
Rie Makise ◽  
Masaki Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
High Strain ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Wood Flour ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Pressure Bar ◽  
The Impact

Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) which consist of wood flour and plastics have been widely used as architectural materials for a long time. However, the impact resistance is not always high and basic mechanical properties at high strain rate are not fully understood. In order to clarify the tensile behavior at high strain rates, split Hokinson pressure bar method was used for WPCs consisting of polypropylene. The effects of mixing ratio on the maximum stress and elongation at break were examined at high strain rates.

scholarly journals Plasma Treatment of Polypropylene-Based Wood–Plastic Composites (WPC): Influences of Working Gas

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1933
Author(s):  
Philipp Sauerbier ◽  
Robert Köhler ◽  
Gerrit Renner ◽  
Holger Militz
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Wood Content ◽  
Measurement Artifacts

In this study, a polypropylene (PP)-based wood–plastic composite with maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) as a coupling agent and a wood content of 60% was extruded and specimens were injection molded. The samples were plasma treated utilizing a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) setup with three different working gases: Ar/O2 (90%/10%), Ar/N2 (90%/10%), and synthetic air. This process aims to improve the coating and gluing properties of the otherwise challenging apolar surface of PP based wood–plastic composites (WPC). Chemical analysis with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed the formation of oxygen-based functional groups on the surface, independently from the working gas used for the treatment. Laser scanning microscopy (LSM) examined the surface roughness and revealed that the two argon-containing working gases roughened the surface more than synthetic air. However, the contact angle for water was reduced significantly after treatment, revealing measurement artifacts for water and diiodomethane due to the severe changes in surface morphology. The adhesion of acrylic dispersion coating was significantly increased, resulting in a pull-off strength of approximately 4 N/mm2, and cross-cut tests assigned the best adhesion class (0), on a scale from 0 to 5, after plasma treatment with any working gas.

scholarly journals Sub-surface mechanical properties and sub-surface creep behavior of wood-plastic composites reinforced by organoclay

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-121
Author(s):  
Sumit Manohar Yadav ◽  
Kamal Bin Yusoh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Creep Behavior ◽  
Creep Resistance ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Viscoelastic Model ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Surface Creep ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWood-plastic composites (WPC) were manufactured from polypropylene, wood flour, maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene and organoclay. The sub-surface mechanical properties and the sub-surface creep behavior of the organoclay-based WPC were examined by the nanoindentation technique. The results showed that the hardness, elastic modulus and creep resistance of the WPC enhanced with the loading of C20 organoclay. This enhancement was subject to the organoclay content and the dispersion of organoclay in the polymer matrix. The hardness, elastic modulus and creep resistance of WPC with 1 wt% organoclay content enhanced by approximately 36%, 41% and 17%, respectively, in contrast with WPC without organoclay. To study the impact of organoclay content on the creep performance of WPC, a viscoelastic model was actualized. The results demonstrated that the model was in good agreement with the experimental information. Reinforcement of organoclay prompts expansion in elastic deformation and instigates a higher initial displacement at the early stage of creep.

scholarly journals Effect of Die Head Temperature at Compounding Stage on the Degradation of Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Plastic Film Waste Blends after Accelerated Weathering

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Al-Salem ◽  
N. M. Al-Dousari ◽  
G. Joseph Abraham ◽  
M. Aromin D’Souza ◽  
O. A. Al-Qabandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Transmission ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Accelerated Weathering ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Linear Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Total Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Head Temperature

Accelerated weathering test was performed on blends of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and plastic film waste constituting the following percentages of polyolefin polymers (wt.%): LLDPE (46%), low density polyethylene (LDPE, 51%), high density polyethylene (HDPE, 1%), and polypropylene (PP, 2%). Compounded blends were evaluated for their mechanical and physical (optical) properties. The impact of photodegradation on the formulated blends was studied, and loss of mechanical integrity was apparent with respect to both the exposure duration to weathering and waste content. The effect of processing conditions, namely, the die head temperature (DHT) of the blown-film assembly used, was investigated in this work. It was witnessed that surpassing the melting point of the blends constituting polymers did not always result in a synergistic behaviour between polymers. This was suspected to be due to the loss of amorphous region that polyolefin polymers get subjected to with UV exposure under weathering conditions and the effect of the plastic waste constituents. The total change in colour (ΔE) did not change with respect to DHT or waste content due to rapid change degradation on the material’s surface. Haze (%) and light transmission (%) decreased with the increase in waste content which was attributed to lack of miscibility between constituting polymers.

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