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JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 318-325Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0208-x
Keywords
Recycled polypropylene; Wood plastic composites (WPC); Rheology; Mechanical properties; Thermal properties
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- Secretaria Xeral de Investigacion e Desenrolo, Xunta de Galicia [XUGA-PGIDT05TMT17201PR]
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The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of recycled polypropylene (PP) on the rheological, mechanical and thermal properties of wood flour polypropylene composites. Beforehand, the influence of wood flour treated with a coupling agent on the rheological behaviour had been looked at. By analysing moduli and viscosity curves and studying the thermal and mechanical properties of samples with 10% filler it was possible to see that the recycled PP that was added change in either its physical properties or its rheology. In the other wood plastic composites (WPC) studied, slight changes in the rheology behaviour were observed. However, the same processing parameters may be used with and without recycled PP. Recycled PP is appropriate for these kinds of composites to maintain the optimal rheological properties that make it easier to process the material by extrusion. Furthermore, it is also possible to maintain the thermal and mechanical properties in comparison with the behaviour of virgin PP/wood flour composites.
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