Feasibility of foam forming technology for producing wood plastic composites

Autor:	Janne T. Keränen, Katariina Torvinen, Kirsi Immonen, Petri Jetsu
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Materials science Polymers and Plastics General Chemistry composites cellulose Surfaces Coatings and Films Molding (decorative) manufacturing chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Materials Chemistry molding Cellulose Composite material
Zdroj:	Immonen, K, Jetsu, P, Keränen, J T & Torvinen, K 2020, ' Feasibility of foam forming technology for producing wood plastic composites ', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 137, no. 45, 49404 . https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49404
ISSN:	1097-4628 0021-8995
DOI:	10.1002/app.49404
Popis:	Cellulose fiber-containing thermoplastic composite materials are being used in an increasing number of applications produced typically by injection molding and extrusion processing methods. One potential way to manufacture thermoplastic cellulosic fiber composites is foam forming technology developed originally for paper manufacturing. This article compares the low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and unrefined northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSKP) composite materials prepared with foam forming, extrusion, and injection molding. The results show that the foam forming enabled three times higher Charpy impact strength properties and 68% higher tensile modulus compared to injection molded 30% NBSKP fiber-containing LDPE composites without changes in composite color. Foam forming is a potential large-scale manufacturing method for thermoplastic composite sheets used, for example, in compression molding or thermoforming.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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