Abstract
Wood flour/polylactic acid (WF/PLA) composites were produced with a WF content of 50% based on three types of waterborne polyacrylate (PA) emulsions including a PA homopolymer emulsion and two types of silane-PA copolymer emulsions as coupling agents. Two silanes were in focus, namely, γ-methacryloxypropyl- trimethoxysilane (silane-1) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (silane-2). The emulsions and the modified WFs were characterized, and the effects were investigated in terms of emulsion type and their loading levels on the mechanical properties of WF/PLA composites. (1) Both types of silanes could be successfully copolymerized with PA to form stable emulsions. (2) With increasing PA loading, the mechanical properties (except for flexural modulus) of the composites increased at first before reaching the maximum values at 4% PA loading and then the properties worsened. However, these values were larger than those of pure composites, especially in cases when PA-silane emulsions were applied. (3) PA modified with silane-1 showed the best coupling effect among all the three PA emulsions. The results can be interpreted that PA emulsions are effective coupling agents for the preparation of high-performance WPCs.
Acknowledgments
This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31170524).
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Synthesis and enzymatic hydrolysis of a diaryl benzyl ester model of a lignin-carbohydrate complex (LCC)
- Influence of chip presteaming conditions on kraft pulp composition and properties
- Isolating nanocellulose fibrills from bamboo parenchymal cells with high intensity ultrasonication
- Chemical improvement of surfaces. Part 4: Significantly enhanced hydrophobicity of wood by covalent modification with p-silyl-functionalized benzoates
- N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) – an efficient catalyst for acetylation of wood
- Silane nanofilm formation by sol-gel processes for promoting adhesion of waterborne and solvent-borne coatings to wood surface
- Mechanical properties of wood flour/poly (lactic acid) composites coupled with waterborne silane-polyacrylate copolymer emulsion
- Analysis of the open-hole compressive strength of spruce
- Characterisation of cubic oak specimens from the Vasa ship and recent wood by means of quasi-static loading and resonance ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS)
- Strength properties and dimensional stability of particleboards with different proportions of thermally treated recycled pine particles
- Chemical characterization of cork and phloem from Douglas fir outer bark
- Wood microfibril angle variation after drying
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Synthesis and enzymatic hydrolysis of a diaryl benzyl ester model of a lignin-carbohydrate complex (LCC)
- Influence of chip presteaming conditions on kraft pulp composition and properties
- Isolating nanocellulose fibrills from bamboo parenchymal cells with high intensity ultrasonication
- Chemical improvement of surfaces. Part 4: Significantly enhanced hydrophobicity of wood by covalent modification with p-silyl-functionalized benzoates
- N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) – an efficient catalyst for acetylation of wood
- Silane nanofilm formation by sol-gel processes for promoting adhesion of waterborne and solvent-borne coatings to wood surface
- Mechanical properties of wood flour/poly (lactic acid) composites coupled with waterborne silane-polyacrylate copolymer emulsion
- Analysis of the open-hole compressive strength of spruce
- Characterisation of cubic oak specimens from the Vasa ship and recent wood by means of quasi-static loading and resonance ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS)
- Strength properties and dimensional stability of particleboards with different proportions of thermally treated recycled pine particles
- Chemical characterization of cork and phloem from Douglas fir outer bark
- Wood microfibril angle variation after drying