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Polypropylene–wood fiber composites: Effect of treatment and mixing conditions on mechanical properties

✍ Scribed by Fernanda M.B. Coutinho; Thais H.S. Costa; Daisy L. Carvalho

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
246 KB
Volume
65
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-8995

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✦ Synopsis

Polypropylene/wood fiber composites were prepared at three different temperatures: 170ЊC, 180ЊC, and 190ЊC. The surface of wood fibers was modified through the use of silane coupling agents and/or coating with polypropylene or maleated polypropylene. The fiber coating was performed by propylene polymerization in the presence of wood fibers or by immersion in an o-dichlorobenzene polypropylene (or maleated polypropylene) solution. Tensile and three-point bending tests were performed in order to evaluate the adhesion between matrix and wood fibers. Evidence shows that 180ЊC is the best mixing temperature, while the use of vinyl-tris (2-methoxy ethoxy) silane with or without maleated polypropylene coating is the best surface treatment.

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