A state-of-the-art review on particulate wood polymer composites: Processing, properties and applications

MZR Khan, SK Srivastava, MK Gupta - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present decade, the demands for recyclable, environmentally friendly and low-cost
with good strength composites materials have been significantly increased. In this context …

Nanotechnology in wood science: Innovations and applications

R Bansal, HC Barshilia, KK Pandey - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Application of nanomaterials is gaining tremendous interest in the field of wood science and
technology for value addition and enhancing performance of wood and wood-based …

Hierarchical core–shell TiO2@ LDH@ Ni (OH) 2 architecture with regularly-oriented nanocatalyst shells: Towards improving the mechanical performance, flame …

F Chu, Z Xu, Y Zhou, S Zhang, X Mu, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to poor interfacial interaction between titanium dioxide (TiO 2) and polymers, the
fabrication of high-performance polymer/TiO 2 composites is still a big challenge. To …

Dual Functionality of TiO2/Biochar Hybrid Materials: Photocatalytic Phenol Degradation in the Liquid Phase and Selective Oxidation of Methanol in the Gas Phase

P Lisowski, JC Colmenares, O Masek… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A series of new inorganic–organic hybrid materials based on TiO2 and new biochar-based
supports (biochar obtained by pyrolysis of miscanthus straw pellets (MSP) and soft wood …

Synergistic reinforcing effect of TiO2 and montmorillonite on potato starch nanocomposite films: thermal, mechanical and barrier properties

SA Oleyaei, H Almasi, B Ghanbarzadeh… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, ternary potato starch (PS) bionanocomposite films containing two types of
nanoparticles, sodium montmorillonite (MMT), one-dimensional (1D) clay platelets,(3 and 5 …

Physico-Mechanical and Antibacterial Properties of PLA/TiO2 Composite Materials Synthesized via Electrospinning and Solution Casting Processes

S Feng, F Zhang, S Ahmed, Y Liu - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, PLA/TiO2 composites materials were prepared via electrospinning and solution
casting processes. By testing the mechanical properties, water contact angle, water vapor …

Improving the UV degradation resistance of epoxy coatings using modified carbon black nanoparticles

A Ghasemi-Kahrizsangi, J Neshati… - Progress in Organic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Degradation mechanisms of modified nano carbon black (CB)-epoxy coatings were
investigated under condition of UV irradiation. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the mechanical, electrical and optical properties of metal-oxide nanoparticles dispersed unsaturated polyester resin nanocomposites

MT Rahman, MA Hoque, GT Rahman, MA Gafur… - Results in Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, unsaturated polyester resin matrix based polymer nanocomposites were
fabricated incorporating sol-gel synthesized Fe 2 O 3, TiO 2 and co-precipitation synthesized …

Improvement on fire retardancy of wood flour/polypropylene composites using various fire retardants

Y Arao, S Nakamura, Y Tomita, K Takakuwa… - … degradation and stability, 2014 - Elsevier
The addition of wood flour improves the mechanical properties of thermoplastics, but also
increases the burning rate of neat plastics profoundly. To modify the flammability of wood …

Effect of nanoclay, talcum, and calcium carbonate as filler on properties of composites manufactured from recycled polypropylene and rubberwood fiber

C Srivabut, T Ratanawilai, S Hiziroglu - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanical and physical properties of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) were
determined as function of different contents of nanoclay, talcum, and calcium carbonate as …