[HTML][HTML] Green enhancement of wood plastic composite based on agriculture wastes compatibility via fungal enzymes

MS Hasanin, ME Abd El-Aziz, I El-Nagar, YR Hassan… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study deals with the production of natural fiber plastic composites (NFPCs) to reduce
environmental pollution with agricultural and plastic waste. Where the NFPCs were …

[HTML][HTML] Thin-structured and compostable wood fiber-polymer biocomposites: Fabrication and performance evaluation

BM Trinh, EO Ogunsona, TH Mekonnen - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) was employed as wood fiber (WF) binder to fabricate thin-
structured biocomposites via solvent-blending process and compression molding, with 50 to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of the coffee and cocoa industry by-products on the performance of polyethylene-based composites

A Hejna, M Barczewski, P Kosmela… - Waste and Biomass …, 2023 - Springer
The application of plant-based by-products from the food industry as minimally processed
functional fillers for polymeric composites is an increasingly popular trend among …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of wood composite plastics made from predominant Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastics and their degradability in nature

A Nuryawan, NO Hutauruk, EYS Purba, N Masruchin… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
To address concerns over plastics in the global environment, this project produced three
wood plastics composites (WPCs) which could divert plastics from the waste stream into new …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing the water absorption behaviour and natural weathering resistance of compatibilized ironwood-based recycled polypropylene composites

I Widiastuti, R Prananda, JA Putra, DR Ananda… - Composites Part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focused on the optimization of material resistance of wood-plastic composite
(WPC) made using recycled polypropylene and industrial ironwood residues toward water …

The effect of alkaline–silane treatment of rubberwood flour for water absorption and mechanical properties of plastic composites

S Khamtree, T Ratanawilai… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Rubberwood flour (RWF) was treated by alkaline, silane, and alkaline–silane, and
consequently, reinforced recycled polypropylene (rPP) composites. The wood–plastic …

Evaluation of mechanical properties of composites made from recycled plastic and waste rubberwood using multiply-response surface optimization as green building …

S Khamtree, C Homkhiew, C Srivabut, T Ratanawilai… - Fibers and …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study is to investigate the use of recycled high-density polyethylene
(rHDPE) and rubberwood flour (RWS) to manufacture experimental wood-plastic composites …

Statistical analysis of the substitution of inorganic fibers and fillers with vegetable fibers and fillers in polystyrene composites

LV Ponsoni, MK de Almeida, K Madeira… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic composites exhibit improved mechanical performance compared to pure
matrices, and the fiber is usually the most influential component of the composite. Recently …

Determining the optimum conditions for silane treated rubberwood flour-recycled polypropylene composites using response surface methodology

S Khamtree, T Ratanawilai, S Ratanawilai - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to determine the optimum combination of two materials in
production of wood-plastic composites, using response surface methodology (RSM). The …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of wood flour from white oak branches as reinforcement in a polypropylene matrix: physical and mechanical characterization

JA Hernández-Jiménez, RM Jiménez-Amezcua… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Compared to other fibrous materials, plant fibers can act as a reinforcement in plastics due
to their relatively high strength and rigidity, low cost, low density, biodegradability, and …