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Promoting Recycling of Mixed Waste Polymers in Wood-Polymer Composites Using Compatibilizers

Journal

RECYCLING
Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/recycling4010006

Keywords

wood-polymer composites; compatibilizers; waste polymer; waste plastics; recycling; WPC; mechanical properties; moisture resistance

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  1. European Regional Development Fund [A71163]

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Millions of tons of plastics are produced and consumed annually and should be recycled in a sustainable way. The effects of different compatibilizers on the properties of wood-mixed waste polymer composites are studied to promote recycling of plastics and to determine the potential of using waste plastics in composites. The effect of different addition levels and blending of compatibilizers is examined as well. The studied properties are microstructure, tensile and flexural properties, impact strength, and water absorption and thickness swelling in immersion. The results show that the addition of the selected compatibilizers improved the properties of wood-mixed waste polymer composites remarkably-all the studied mechanical properties and moisture resistance were improved by 50% or more. The effects depend strongly on the level of addition and the compatibilizer used. Findings show that compatibilization provides a feasible means to recycle waste plastics as feedstock for wood-plastic composites.

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