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The Influence of Wood Flour on Properties of Polypropylene/Wood-Flour Composites.

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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In this study, wood plastic composites (WPCs) were made with wood flour and polypropylene matrix (PP). Samples of WPCs were prepared through injection mould with different contents of wood flour (WF) (10%wt, 20%wt, 30% wt , 40%wt ). Malic anhydride (MAPP) was added as coupling agent to increase the interaction between the components. Physical, thermal, mechanical properties and immersion testfor different contents were investigated. This study discusses the sodium chloride absorption behavior of wood-plastic composite (WPCs). The weight gain of the test sample was determined and microstructures of the composites were examined by SEM analysis to understand the mechanisms for the wood–plastic interaction which affected the solution absorption. The results showed that the addition of 30%WF to WPCpp increases the hardness and tensile strength and then decrease. Wood flour improved the thermal stability of the PP matrix. The specimens with 40% wood flour had much higher solution content than all the other test specimens after immersed up to 60 days in solution.

DOI

10.21608/bfemu.2020.88889

Keywords

Wood plastic composite (WPCs), wood flour (WF), THERMAL, Mechanical Properties, Immersion test, the weight gain and microstructure

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

EL-Meniawi

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Materials Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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elmeniawy57@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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Volume

42

Article Issue

2

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13234

Issue Date

2017-06-01

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2017-03-27

Publish Date

2020-05-13

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20

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25

Print ISSN

1110-0923

Online ISSN

2735-4202

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BFEMU_Volume 42_Issue 2_Pages 20-25.pdf

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MEJ. Mansoura Engineering Journal

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22 Jan 2023