Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay on dynamic mechanical thermal properties
In this study, wood polymer nanocomposites (WPNCS) were manufactured from five Malaysian tropical wood species by vacuum-impregnation attended by in situ polymerization using phenol–formaldehyde resin and montmorillomite nanoclay. Percentage weight gain and density of wood polymer nanocomposites...
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| author | Md. Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Zainal Abidin, Talib Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman |
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| description | In this study, wood polymer nanocomposites (WPNCS) were manufactured from five Malaysian tropical
wood species by vacuum-impregnation attended by in situ polymerization using phenol–formaldehyde
resin and montmorillomite nanoclay. Percentage weight gain and density of wood polymer nanocomposites
depended on wood species. Thermo-mechanical properties of wood samples were investigated by the
dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) over the temperature range of �100 �C to 200 �C. The
intrinsic properties of the components, morphology of the system and the nature of interface between
the phases were also determined through DMTA test. Storage modulus (E0) of WPNC samples exhibited
significant improvement over the temperature range, in both glassy region and rubbery plateau in relation
to their corresponding raw wood samples and wood polymer composites (WPCs). Furthermore,
damping (loss tand) peaks of all wood species were lowered by PF-Nanoclay system treatment, an indication
of improved surface interphase of wood. Dynamic Young’s modulus (Ed) of wood was also calculated
using free–free vibration testing. A significant increment was obtained for the PF-Nanoclay
impregnated WPNC samples. |
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| spelling | unimas-91982015-10-20T03:05:41Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9198/ Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay on dynamic mechanical thermal properties Md. Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Zainal Abidin, Talib Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery In this study, wood polymer nanocomposites (WPNCS) were manufactured from five Malaysian tropical wood species by vacuum-impregnation attended by in situ polymerization using phenol–formaldehyde resin and montmorillomite nanoclay. Percentage weight gain and density of wood polymer nanocomposites depended on wood species. Thermo-mechanical properties of wood samples were investigated by the dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) over the temperature range of �100 �C to 200 �C. The intrinsic properties of the components, morphology of the system and the nature of interface between the phases were also determined through DMTA test. Storage modulus (E0) of WPNC samples exhibited significant improvement over the temperature range, in both glassy region and rubbery plateau in relation to their corresponding raw wood samples and wood polymer composites (WPCs). Furthermore, damping (loss tand) peaks of all wood species were lowered by PF-Nanoclay system treatment, an indication of improved surface interphase of wood. Dynamic Young’s modulus (Ed) of wood was also calculated using free–free vibration testing. A significant increment was obtained for the PF-Nanoclay impregnated WPNC samples. Elsevier 2012 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9198/1/Tropical%20wood%20polymer%20nanocomposite%20%28WPNC%29%20The%20impact%20of%20nanoclay%20on%20dynamic%20mechanical%20thermal%20properties%20%28abstract%29.pdf Md. Saiful, Islam and Sinin, Hamdan and Zainal Abidin, Talib and Abu Saleh, Ahmed and Md. Rezaur, Rahman (2012) Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay on dynamic mechanical thermal properties. Composites Science and Technology, 72. pp. 1995-2001. ISSN 0266-3538 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Md. Saiful, Islam Sinin, Hamdan Zainal Abidin, Talib Abu Saleh, Ahmed Md. Rezaur, Rahman Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title | Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title_full | Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title_fullStr | Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title_short | Tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC): The impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| title_sort | tropical wood polymer nanocomposite (wpnc): the impact of nanoclay
on dynamic mechanical thermal properties |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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