Waste Pine Cones as a Source of Reinforcing Fillers for Thermoplastic Composites

Ayrilmis N., Buyuksari U., Dundar T.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, cilt.117, sa.4, ss.2324-2330, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 117 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/app.32076
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2324-2330
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we evaluated some physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) composites reinforced with pine-cone flour and wood flour. Five types of wood plastic composites (WPCs) were prepared from mixtures of cone flour, wood flour, PP, and a coupling agent. The water resistance and flexural properties of the composites were negatively affected by an increase in cone-flour content. Extractives in the cone flour had a significant effect on the flexural properties of the WPCs. However, the flexural properties and water resistance of the WPC samples were not significantly affected by the addition of 10 wt % of the cone flour when compared to the WPC samples made from wood flour. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 117: 2324-2330, 2010