Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites
This investigation concerns about the thermal and decay resistance properties of tropical wood polymer composites. Wood polymer composites were prepared from several types of tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with ethyl methacrylate that was combined with a cross-linker, hexamethylen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9197/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9197/1/Thermal%20and%20decay-resistance%20properties%20of%20tropical%20wood-plastic%20composites%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | This investigation concerns about the thermal and decay resistance properties of tropical wood polymer composites.
Wood polymer composites were prepared from several types of tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with
ethyl methacrylate that was combined with a cross-linker, hexamethylene diisocyanate. Thermal properties of wood
polymer composites in terms of thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were evaluated, and an
improvement in thermal stability was found on ethyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate–hexamethylene diisocyanate
treatment. A significant improvement in decay resistance was also identified in wood polymer composites that were
treated with ethyl methacrylate, and also, with ethyl methacrylate–hexamethylene diisocyanate. The improvement in
properties was observed as more potential with ethyl methacrylate–hexamethylene diisocyanate combination rather
than ethyl methacrylate. |
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