WPC industry focuses on performance and cost

Jacob, Amanda

doi:10.1016/s0034-3617(06)71010-4

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“…Practical applications of WPCs depend on the hydrophilic nature of cellulose, which results in moisture absorption and dispersion problems. Predominant applications of WPCs include construction, aerospace, and automobile industries but they are also applied for packaging, for the preparation of various household articles, furniture, office appliances, and other related items [282,283]. In most of these applications, they are used as structural materials, where the load-carrying capacity of the wood-based reinforcements play a significant role.…”

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A Critical Review on Wood-Based Polymer Composites: Processing, Properties, and Prospects

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Waste recycling is one of the key aspects in current day studies to boost the country’s circular economy. Recycling wood from construction and demolished structures and combining it with plastics forms wood-polymer composites (WPC) which have a very wide scope of usage. Such recycled composites have very low environmental impact in terms of abiotic potential, global warming potential, and greenhouse potential. Processing of WPCs can be easily done with predetermined strength values that correspond to its end application. Yet, the usage of conventional polymer composite manufacturing techniques such as injection molding and extrusion has very limited scope. Many rheological characterization techniques are being followed to evaluate the influence of formulation and process parameters over the quality of final WPCs. It will be very much interesting to carry out a review on the material formulation of WPCs and additives used. Manufacturing of wood composites can also be made by using bio-based adhesives such as lignin, tannin, and so on. Nuances in complete replacement of synthetic adhesives as bio-based adhesives are also discussed by various researchers which can be done only by complete understanding of formulating factors of bio-based adhesives. Wood composites play a significant role in many non-structural and structural applications such as construction, floorings, windows, and door panels. The current review focuses on the processing of WPCs along with additives such as wood flour and various properties of WPCs such as mechanical, structural, and morphological properties. Applications of wood-based composites in various sectors such as automotive, marine, defense, and structural applications are also highlighted in this review.

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A Critical Review on Wood-Based Polymer Composites: Processing, Properties, and Prospects

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“…The main application area of wood flour filled composites is the building and automotive industry [1,3,6,7], but they are also applied for packaging, for the preparation of various household articles, furniture, office appliances and other items [3,6]. In most of these applications they are used as structural materials, where the loadbearing capacity of the dispersed component is crucial.…”

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Wood flour filled PP composites: Compatibilization and adhesion

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Janecska²,

Szabó³

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Composites Science and Technology

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“…The application of this material in different sectors, such as automotive industries, office appliances, housewares, furniture, etc. [1][2][3], is increasing day by day because it has several advantages, of which the most important is its being an eco-friendly material. It has also other advantages, such as recyclability (i.e., it can be made from recycled wood and recycled polypropylene), availability, cost-effectiveness, etc.…”

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Fatigue Performance of Wet and Dry Pulverized Wood Flour Reinforced PP Composites

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In this paper, we exclusively studied the effects of dry and wet pulverization of different wood flours on the fatigue performance of polypropylene (PP)/wood flour (WF) composites. Wood flours obtained from cypress and Scots pine trees were pulverized in both dry and wet conditions at two different mill-plate gaps, 200 µm and 350 µm, and were used as reinforcement in PP matrices. Master batches of PP with different types of pulverized WF were compounded before processing in an extruder. The PP/WF composites of initial WF were also prepared for comparison. The prepared composites were analyzed by tensile and fatigue tests. It was found that the tensile properties of wood/polypropylene composites were affected by the pulverization of WF. Fatigue test results displayed that wet pulverization of short cypress flour had a negative effect on the fatigue life of PP/WF composites, while wet pulverization of long cypress flour and pine flour had a positive effect on the fatigue life of PP/WF composites.

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WPC industry focuses on performance and cost

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A Critical Review on Wood-Based Polymer Composites: Processing, Properties, and Prospects

A Critical Review on Wood-Based Polymer Composites: Processing, Properties, and Prospects

Wood flour filled PP composites: Compatibilization and adhesion

Fatigue Performance of Wet and Dry Pulverized Wood Flour Reinforced PP Composites

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