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2011 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Flammability in WPC Composites

Authors : Jin Kuk Kim, Kaushik Pal

Published in: Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Wood fiber reinforced plastic composites represent an emerging class of materials that combine the favorable performance and cost attributes of both wood and thermoplastics [1]. In comparison to other fillers, the natural and wood fiber reinforced polymer composites are more environmentally friendly, and are used in transportation, military applications, building and construction industries, packaging, consumer products, etc. [2].
Polypropylene (PP) has been widely used for production of natural fiber/polymer composites because of its low density, high water and chemical resistance, good processability, and high cost–performance ratio [3‐6]. Due to the poor compatibility between natural fibers and PP matrix, a compatibilizer can be added to improve adhesion between matrix and fibers leading to enhancement of mechanical properties of composites. A prominent method represents the addition of maleic anhydride polymers as compatibilizers, e.g., maleic anhydride-grafted poly(propylene) (PP-g-MA) and poly(styrene)-blockpoly (ethene-co-1-butene)-block-poly(styrene) triblock copolymer (SEBS-g-MA) [4‐8].

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Metadata
Title
Flammability in WPC Composites
Authors
Jin Kuk Kim
Kaushik Pal
Copyright Year
2011
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-14876-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-14877-4

Copyright Year: 2011

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14877-4_6

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