TY - JOUR
T1 - Material properties of polyethylene/wood composites
T2 - A review of recent works
AU - Kaseem, Mosab
AU - Hamad, Kotiba
AU - Deri, Fawaz
AU - Ko, Young Gun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Polyethylene/wood composites have attracted considerable attention in research and industry due to several advantages including biodegradability, low density, low cost, high stiffness, availability of renewable natural resources. This paper reviews the recent progress on thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties as well as degradation behavior of polyethylene/wood composites. In addition, fire properties and water resistance of the composites are introduced. The potential applications of polyethylene/wood composites are also highlighted. The discussion of the different properties showed that the wood additives can be an effective method to improve the performance of polyethylene materials for industrial applications.
AB - Polyethylene/wood composites have attracted considerable attention in research and industry due to several advantages including biodegradability, low density, low cost, high stiffness, availability of renewable natural resources. This paper reviews the recent progress on thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties as well as degradation behavior of polyethylene/wood composites. In addition, fire properties and water resistance of the composites are introduced. The potential applications of polyethylene/wood composites are also highlighted. The discussion of the different properties showed that the wood additives can be an effective method to improve the performance of polyethylene materials for industrial applications.
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U2 - 10.1134/S0965545X15070068
DO - 10.1134/S0965545X15070068
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84946066900
SN - 0965-545X
VL - 57
SP - 689
EP - 703
JO - Polymer Science - Series A
JF - Polymer Science - Series A
IS - 6
ER -
