Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites
Thermal stability and decay resistance properties of tropical wood polymer composites (WPCs) were investigated in this study. WPCs were prepared from several selected tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with methyl methacrylate (MMA) which was combined with a crosslinker, hexamethylene d...
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| author | Sinin, Hamdan Md. Saiful, Islam Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman Mohamad Rusop, Mahmood |
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| description | Thermal stability and decay resistance properties of tropical wood polymer composites (WPCs) were investigated in this study. WPCs were prepared from several selected tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with methyl methacrylate (MMA) which was combined with a crosslinker, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDIC). The impregnation of wood with the monomer systems and polymerization were accomplished by vacuum-pressure method. Thermal properties of manufactured WPC in terms of thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were evaluated, and an improvement in thermal stability was found for fabricated WPC. The wood was then exposed to two types of fungi; white-rot (polyporous versicolor) and brown-rot (postia placenta), for 12 weeks. Decay was assessed through percentage (%) of weight loss. A significant improvement was found in the treated woods compared to the untreated ones. The improvement in properties was observed as more potential with the MMA/HMDIC combination. |
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| spelling | unimas-177262017-09-21T07:07:49Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17726/ Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites Sinin, Hamdan Md. Saiful, Islam Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman Mohamad Rusop, Mahmood TP Chemical technology Thermal stability and decay resistance properties of tropical wood polymer composites (WPCs) were investigated in this study. WPCs were prepared from several selected tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with methyl methacrylate (MMA) which was combined with a crosslinker, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDIC). The impregnation of wood with the monomer systems and polymerization were accomplished by vacuum-pressure method. Thermal properties of manufactured WPC in terms of thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were evaluated, and an improvement in thermal stability was found for fabricated WPC. The wood was then exposed to two types of fungi; white-rot (polyporous versicolor) and brown-rot (postia placenta), for 12 weeks. Decay was assessed through percentage (%) of weight loss. A significant improvement was found in the treated woods compared to the untreated ones. The improvement in properties was observed as more potential with the MMA/HMDIC combination. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2013 Article PeerReviewed Sinin, Hamdan and Md. Saiful, Islam and Abu Saleh, Ahmed and Md. Rezaur, Rahman and Mohamad Rusop, Mahmood (2013) Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 128 (3). pp. 1842-1847. ISSN 0021-8995 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/app.38346/abstract DOI: 10.1002/app.38346 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Sinin, Hamdan Md. Saiful, Islam Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman Mohamad Rusop, Mahmood Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title | Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title_full | Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title_fullStr | Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title_short | Study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| title_sort | study on thermal and biodegradation resistance of tropical wood material composites |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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