Production And Testing Of Wood-Plastic Composite Made From Mixed Particles Of Pterocarpus angolensis Mukwa and Gmelina arborea Roxb
ABSTRACT
High demand
of composite materials has resulted from high level of wood waste generation
from Nigeria sawmill. This is partly due
to poor saw doctoring techniques and lack of skillful machinists in mills.
Thus, the quest for renewable materials which are environmentally friendly and low
material costs are the driving forces behind the increasing use of renewable
materials such as wood and other natural fibres as reinforcement in polymer
composites. This study examined the production of wood-plastic composite from
mixed sawdust of Pterocarpus anglensis
and Gmelina arborea. The mixed
sawdust were sieved to five (5) aperture, oven dried to 12 -15% Moisture
Content and blended with polyester and other chemical additive [Methy Ether,
Koton peroxide as accelerate and Colbate octate as catalyst]. The specimens
produced were machined and tested according to the ASTM – D1037 standard for
wood-based panel. The test data were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
to test the level of significance between the variables. The Physical and
Mechanical properties of wood-plastics composite tested at Moisture Content
(MC) of 6.5%, Water Absorption of 4.5%, Density of 16kg/m3
Compressive Strength (untreated) of 0.28N/mm2, and compressive
strength (treated) of 0.24N/mm2. Others were: Impact Strength of 25.1N/m2
and Tensile strength 8.39N/mm2. The wood-plastic composites were
dimensionally stable with low sorption rate and suitable for moderately stress
interior and exterior engineering application.
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ATOWON, A (2022). Production And Testing Of Wood-Plastic Composite Made From Mixed Particles Of Pterocarpus angolensis Mukwa and Gmelina arborea Roxb. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 26, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/production-and-testing-of-wood-plastic-composite-made-from-mixed-particles-of-pterocarpus-angolensis-mukwa-and-gmelina-arborea-roxb-7-2
ATOWON, ATOWON. "Production And Testing Of Wood-Plastic Composite Made From Mixed Particles Of Pterocarpus angolensis Mukwa and Gmelina arborea Roxb" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Oct. 2022, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/production-and-testing-of-wood-plastic-composite-made-from-mixed-particles-of-pterocarpus-angolensis-mukwa-and-gmelina-arborea-roxb-7-2. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
ATOWON, ATOWON. "Production And Testing Of Wood-Plastic Composite Made From Mixed Particles Of Pterocarpus angolensis Mukwa and Gmelina arborea Roxb". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 27 Oct. 2022. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/production-and-testing-of-wood-plastic-composite-made-from-mixed-particles-of-pterocarpus-angolensis-mukwa-and-gmelina-arborea-roxb-7-2 >.
ATOWON, ATOWON. "Production And Testing Of Wood-Plastic Composite Made From Mixed Particles Of Pterocarpus angolensis Mukwa and Gmelina arborea Roxb" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2022). Accessed 26 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/production-and-testing-of-wood-plastic-composite-made-from-mixed-particles-of-pterocarpus-angolensis-mukwa-and-gmelina-arborea-roxb-7-2