Article
  • Effech of Coupling Agent on the Mechanical Properties of Wood-Thermoplastic Composites
  • Hwang TS, Shin KS, Lee JT, Yoon TH
  • 열가소성 Wood-Plastic Composites의 기계적 물성에 미치는 커플링제의 영향
  • 황택성, 신경섭, 이존태, 윤태호
Abstract
Wood powder as reinforcing fillers and polyethylene as a matrix have been used for wood plastic composites (WPC). In preparing WPC, the coupling agent, phthalic anhydride(PA) was used in order to increase the interfacial bonding force between matrix and fillers. In this study, the effect of wood powder, PA concentration on the mechanical properties and interfacial phenomena on the composites was evaluated. The tensile strength of 3 wt% PA-treated composites reached its maximum value of 25.91 MPa when the wood powder content was 30 wt%, and the maximum impact strength of PA-treated composites was 46.24 J/m. SEM observation showed that wood powder was well dispersed and bonded well with PE matrix by increasing the coupling agent concentration.

목분 충진제의 함량을 달리 하고 PE 수지를 매트릭스로 하여 wood plastic composites (WPC)를 제조하였다. 또한 매트릭스와 충진제간의 계면결합력을 증가시키기 위하여 커플링제로 phthalic anhydride(PA)를 사용하였으며, 충진제의 충진률과 커플링제 처리가 복합재의 기계적 물성에 미치는 영향과 계면현상을 관찰하였다. 목분의 충진률 30 wt%, PA커플링제농도 3 wt%일 때 인장강도는 26.37 MPa로 최대값을 나타내었으며, 이때 충격강도는 46.24 J/m의 최대값을 나타냈다. 또한 WPC는 주사전자현미경 관찰을 통해서 커플링제의 처리농도의 증가에 따라 목분과 PE 수지와의 분산과 결합이 잘 이루어졌음을 확인할 수 있었다.

Keywords: wood plastic composites; coupling agent; wood treatment; recycling

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2022 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 1999; 23(3): 450-455

    Published online May 25, 1999

  • 10.7317/pk.
  • Received on Nov 30, -0001
  • Revised on Nov 30, -0001
  • Accepted on Nov 30, -0001

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