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Physical and mechanical properties of wood-polypropylene composites made with virgin and/or recycled polypropylene
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7282-9841
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology.
2011 (English)In: Polymer-plastics technology and engineering (Softcover ed.), ISSN 0360-2559, E-ISSN 1525-6111, Vol. 50, no 10, p. 1040-1046Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The physical and mechanical properties of wood-polymer composites made with virgin or recycled polypropylene, or a mixture of these were studied. The composites made with recycled polypropylene had higher density, lower porosity, and higher dimensional stability compared to the composites made with virgin polypropylene. Although the composites made with recycled polypropylene exhibited lower tensile strength than those made with virgin polypropylene, they had higher Charpy impact strength. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the fractured surfaces of the composites showed no significant differences in the fracture mechanisms of the studied composites. The degree of crystallinity was estimated to be higher for the virgin polypropylene than for the recycled one.

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Taylor & Francis, 2011. Vol. 50, no 10, p. 1040-1046
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Bio Materials
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Wood and Bionanocomposites
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-68378DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.557823ISI: 000299774900010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-79960695475OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-68378DiVA, id: diva2:1198142
Available from: 2018-04-16 Created: 2018-04-16 Last updated: 2023-05-08Bibliographically approved

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