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dc.contributor.authorKurniawan, Denni
dc.contributor.authorKim, B.
dc.contributor.authorLee, H.
dc.contributor.authorLim, J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T07:56:48Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T07:56:48Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:23:20Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationKurniawan, D. and Kim, B. and Lee, H. and Lim, J. 2013. Effects of repetitive processing, wood content, and coupling agent on the mechanical, thermal, and water absorption properties of wood/polypropylene green composites, pp. 1301-1312.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66988
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01694243.2012.695948
dc.description.abstract

In an effort to determine to what extent natural fiber/plastic composites were recyclable, this study conducted repetitive processing cycles on wood flour/polypropylene composites through extrusion up to three times followed by injection molding. Mechanical properties of the composites, containing 10-50 wt% wood flour and with/without addition of 3 wt% maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) as coupling agent, were evaluated by conducting tensile test, thermal analysis, and water absorption test. Repetitive processing as well as wood content and coupling agent addition influenced physical properties of the composites. MAPP functioned well in improving fiber-matrix adhesion in terms of mechanical properties. Repetitive processing did not deteriorate the composites properties; rather opposite effect was shown. Thermal analysis indicated that the alteration in properties was contributed by the molecular condition of the polypropylene matrix. Water absorption increased with the wood flour content but reduced when MAPP was added and with more processing cycles. © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

dc.titleEffects of repetitive processing, wood content, and coupling agent on the mechanical, thermal, and water absorption properties of wood/polypropylene green composites
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.volume27
dcterms.source.startPage1301
dcterms.source.endPage1312
dcterms.source.issn0169-4243
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Adhesion Science and Technology
dcterms.source.seriesJournal of Adhesion Science and Technology
curtin.departmentCurtin Malaysia
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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