Combined Styrene/MMA/Nanoclay Cross-linker Effect on Wood-Polymer Composites (WPCs)

• Main Authors: Md. Rezaur, Rahman, Josephine, Chang Hui Lai, Sinin, Hamdan, Abu Saleh, Ahmed, Rubiyah, Baini, Shanti Faridah, Saleh
• Format: E-Article
• Published: BioResources 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9180/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_08_3_4227_Rahman_Combined_Styrene_WPC

In the present study, batai wood (Paraserianthes moluccana) was impregnated with a combination of styrene, methyl methacrylate, and nanoclay in order to improve compression strength, thermal stability, and surface morphology. Styrene (ST) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) cross-linker introduced a co-po...