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The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites

Wood polymer composites were manufactured from several types of tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with acrylonitrile monomer solution. The physical and mechanical properties of wood polymer composites were then investigated in this study. The vacuum-pressure method was employed to impr...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md. Saiful, Hamdan, Sinin, Hassan, Azman, Talib, Zainal Abidin, Sobuz, H. R.
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Published: SAGE Publications 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62853/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998313477894
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spelling my.utm.628532017-06-19T00:44:55Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62853/ The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites Islam, Md. Saiful Hamdan, Sinin Hassan, Azman Talib, Zainal Abidin Sobuz, H. R. TP Chemical technology Wood polymer composites were manufactured from several types of tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with acrylonitrile monomer solution. The physical and mechanical properties of wood polymer composites were then investigated in this study. The vacuum-pressure method was employed to impregnate wood samples with monomer and in situ polymerization. Acrylonitrile reacted and incorporated with wood, which was confirmed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy test analysis. The mechanical properties of wood samples in terms of modulus of elasticity and compressive modulus were found to be improved on acrylonitrile treatment. Besides, the fabricated wood polymer composite samples had lower water absorption and higher surface hardness (Shore D) value as compared to their corresponding raw one. For wood polymer composites, a significant improvement was found in physical and mechanical properties compared to the raw woods. SAGE Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed Islam, Md. Saiful and Hamdan, Sinin and Hassan, Azman and Talib, Zainal Abidin and Sobuz, H. R. (2014) The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites. Journal of Composite Materials, 48 (7). pp. 783-789. ISSN 1530-793X http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998313477894 DOI:10.1177/0021998313477894
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Islam, Md. Saiful
Hamdan, Sinin
Hassan, Azman
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Sobuz, H. R.
The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
description Wood polymer composites were manufactured from several types of tropical wood species by impregnating the woods with acrylonitrile monomer solution. The physical and mechanical properties of wood polymer composites were then investigated in this study. The vacuum-pressure method was employed to impregnate wood samples with monomer and in situ polymerization. Acrylonitrile reacted and incorporated with wood, which was confirmed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy test analysis. The mechanical properties of wood samples in terms of modulus of elasticity and compressive modulus were found to be improved on acrylonitrile treatment. Besides, the fabricated wood polymer composite samples had lower water absorption and higher surface hardness (Shore D) value as compared to their corresponding raw one. For wood polymer composites, a significant improvement was found in physical and mechanical properties compared to the raw woods.
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author Islam, Md. Saiful
Hamdan, Sinin
Hassan, Azman
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Sobuz, H. R.
author_facet Islam, Md. Saiful
Hamdan, Sinin
Hassan, Azman
Talib, Zainal Abidin
Sobuz, H. R.
author_sort Islam, Md. Saiful
title The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
title_short The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
title_full The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
title_fullStr The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
title_full_unstemmed The chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
title_sort chemical modification of tropical wood polymer composites
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62853/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998313477894
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