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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| author | Md Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Habibur Rahman, Sobuz Md Rezaur, Rahman Abu Saleh, Ahmed |
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| description | 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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| spelling | unimas-91972015-10-20T03:02:34Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9197/ Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites Md Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Habibur Rahman, Sobuz Md Rezaur, Rahman Abu Saleh, Ahmed TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery 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. SAGE 2012 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9197/1/Thermal%20and%20decay-resistance%20properties%20of%20tropical%20wood-plastic%20composites%20%28abstract%29.pdf Md Saiful, Islam and Sinin, Hamdan and Habibur Rahman, Sobuz and Md Rezaur, Rahman and Abu Saleh, Ahmed (2012) Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites. Journal of Composite Materials, 47 (12). pp. 1493-1500. ISSN 2164-5655 DOI: 10.1177/0021998312448678 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Md Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Habibur Rahman, Sobuz Md Rezaur, Rahman Abu Saleh, Ahmed Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title | Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title_full | Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title_fullStr | Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title_short | Thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| title_sort | thermal and decay-resistance properties of tropical wood–plastic composites |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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