Market and future trends for wood–polymer composites in Europe: the example of Germany

Carus, Michael; Gahle, Christian; Korte, Hans

doi:10.1533/9781845694579.300

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“…Innovative composite materials such as WPCs must be examined as well, because they become increasingly important for efficient resource utilisation. The concept of WPCs shows the timber industry a new way for a production with almost no waste: WPCs allow for new fields of application for the material utilisation of by-products and waste materials from the wood processing and agricultural industry (Carus et al, 2008;Teuber et al, 2015). These fields of applications which, for example, rely on the material's three-dimensional formability, cannot be covered by traditional materials relying on wood by-products such as particle boards and pulp and paper.…”

Section: Consumer Acceptance Of Wpc Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…WPCs exhibited a worldwide market growth in the last decade, which is predicted to further increase within the next few years (Carus et al, 2008;Eder and Carus, 2013). When investigating eco-innovations such as WPCs, the pro-environmental attitudes and the innovativeness of consumers can be the most important moderators of acceptance (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the one hand, WPC acceptance is compared with solid wood, which is more expensive than WPCs for several applications and also resource consuming in mass consumption. Many by-products emerge during the production of goods consisting of solid wood which also require a material utilisation to improve resource efficiency, however, these by-products are still often directly used for energy (Carus et al, 2008). On the other hand, traditional full plastics are perceived as a cheap material but environmentally hazardous if they are based on fossil fuels.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers

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Toporowski

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tWood-Polymer Composites (WPCs) can contribute towards resource efficiency as they mainly consist of wood by-products and/or waste materials. The eco-innovative materials represent a hybrid solution on the 'two-evils' continuum' constituted by the competing materials of wood and plastics; the former being too expensive and resource consuming in mass consumption, the latter cheap but environmentally hazardous. However, consumer acceptance of WPCs is questioned due to the merger of components consumers perceive as being contradictory (wood and plastics). Additionally, it is discussed whether consumers' innovativeness enhances WPC acceptance, while eco-friendly consumers may reject WPCs because of environmental concerns related with the synthetic components.To determine the potential market for products made of eco-innovative materials, two Germanlanguage online studies (n ¼ 198, n ¼ 357) were created to examine consumer acceptance of WPCs in relation to the competing materials. Study 1 introduced a 3 (material: wood, WPC, plastics) Â 2 (appearance: wooden or synthetic) within-subject design. Consistent with the expectations, study 1 showed a clear preference for wood over plastics based on a convenient sample. WPCs remained in the centre position, even for environmentally concerned consumers. Study 2 was conducted to replicate the findings with a representative sample. It additionally considered consumer innovativeness and included further product categories. WPCs only slightly deviated from the centre position in study 2. Mostly important, study 2 proved that the higher the environmental concern and the innovativeness of consumers, the more WPCs were accepted. When taken together, the results point to a greater WPC market than previous research had indicated. In general, premature concerns about innovative materials can be prevented by consumer acceptance studies examining the new materials' position in a surrounding 'multi evils' continuum'.

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Section: Consumer Acceptance Of Wpc Productsmentioning

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“…By comparing the density due to water absorption test, the test does not affect the density value of WPC sample. There is slightly different between the highest and lowest value of F1 which is 0.023g/cm 3 . It can be concluded the WPC is a very light material which can be used for applications that required low weight [6].…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Some of the advantages of WPC that make it used widely are WPC usually, low price and profiles are easily made of from waste plastics and wood fibers [3]. Consequently, low manufacturing and processing cost is expected due to the materials used and the production cost can be done minimally.…”

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Physical And Mechanical Properties Of Injection Molding For Waste Polypropylene Rice Husk Composite (Wpc) Upon Water Absorption And Uv Irradiation Expossure

2018

Adv. in Nat. Appl. Sci.

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Pukánszky³

2012

Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites

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The use of thermoplastic composites reinforced with natural fibers is a mature technology now with a considerable growth rate. The properties of all polymer/wood composites are determined by four factors: component properties, composition, structure, and interfacial interactions. Matrix stiffness determines the extent of reinforcement, while aspect ratio and particle size are the most important characteristics of the wood. Wood content is usually very large in order to achieve maximum effect and lowest possible price. At large fiber content, wood particles can touch each other purely from geometrical reasons resulting in a kind of aggregation which decreases composite strength. Alignment of the fibers, that is, orientation is the other structural factor that influences composite properties considerably. Interfacial interactions are inherently weak in most commodity thermoplastic/wood composites. External load initiates various micromechanical deformation processes in these materials: shear yielding of the matrix, debonding, fiber pullout, or fiber fraction may occur simultaneously or consecutively. Because of easy debonding, interactions must be modified usually by coupling in most composites. In the case of strong interfacial adhesion, the inherent strength of the wood particles may limit the maximum strength of the composites. A brief summary of processing technologies and main application areas are also presented at the end of the article.

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Market and future trends for wood–polymer composites in Europe: the example of Germany

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Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers

Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers

Physical And Mechanical Properties Of Injection Molding For Waste Polypropylene Rice Husk Composite (Wpc) Upon Water Absorption And Uv Irradiation Expossure

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