Abstract
The water sorption and mechanical properties of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) made of extracted and delignified wood flour (WF) has been investigated. WF was prepared by extraction with the solvent systems toluene/ethanol (TE), acetone/water (AW), and hot water (HW), and its delignification was conducted by means of sodium chlorite/acetic acid (AA) solution. A 24 full-factorial experimental design was employed to determine the effects of treatments and treatment combinations. WPCs were prepared with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and treated WF was prepared by means of extrusion followed by injection molding, and the water absorption characteristics and mechanical properties of the products were evaluated. WPCs produced with extracted WF had lower water absorption rates and better mechanical properties than those made of untreated WF. WPCs containing delignified WF had higher water absorption rates and improved mechanical performance compared with those made of untreated WF.
Acknowledgments
The authors express their sincere thanks to Sara J. Fishwild at USDA Forest Products Laboratory for the flexural test. Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (series number of the project 31070490) is gratefully acknowledged. This research was funded in part by China Scholarship Council (CSC).
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Influence of cellulose supramolecular structure on strength properties of chemical pulp
- Morphological, mechanical, and optical properties of cypress papers
- Determination of ion exchange constants for pairs of metal ions to lignocellulosic materials by column chromatography
- Combustion behavior of oak wood (Quercus mongolica L.) modified by 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU)
- Synthesis and antifungal activity of camphoric acid-based acylhydrazone compounds
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- Anisotropic elastic properties of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)
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- Obituary
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Influence of cellulose supramolecular structure on strength properties of chemical pulp
- Morphological, mechanical, and optical properties of cypress papers
- Determination of ion exchange constants for pairs of metal ions to lignocellulosic materials by column chromatography
- Combustion behavior of oak wood (Quercus mongolica L.) modified by 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU)
- Synthesis and antifungal activity of camphoric acid-based acylhydrazone compounds
- Lignification of ray parenchyma cells in the xylem of Pinus densiflora. Part I: Microscopic investigation by POM, UV microscopy, and TOF-SIMS
- Lignification of ray parenchyma cells in the xylem of Pinus densiflora. Part II: Microchemical analysis by laser microdissection and thioacidolysis
- Distribution of lignin in vascular bundles of coconut wood (Cocos nucifera) by cellular UV-spectroscopy and relationship between lignification and tensile strength in single vascular bundles
- Compression properties of vascular boundles and parenchyma of rattan (Plectocomia assamica Griff)
- Properties of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) reinforced with extracted and delignified wood flour
- Anisotropic elastic properties of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)
- Destructive and non-destructive evaluation of seven hardwoods and analysis of data correlation
- Experimental validation of green wood peeling assisted by IR heating – some considerations of the analytical system design
- The influence of felling season and log-soaking temperature on the wetting and phenol formaldehyde adhesive bonding characteristics of birch veneer
- Comparative evaluation of various lignin determination methods on hemicellulose-rich fractions of spruce and birch obtained by pressurized hot-water extraction (PHWE) and subsequent ultrafiltration (UF)
- Conversion between basic density and apparent density at any moisture content in Eucalyptus grandis
- Postpeak residual capacity of nailed connections of a shear wall
- Obituary
- Memorial on Horst H. Nimz (1930–2013)