Effect of PVA-co-MMA copolymer on the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of tropical wood materials

• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Saiful, Hamdan, Sinin, Ahmad, Mansor, Hasan, Mahbub, Hassan, Azman, Haafiz, Mohamad, Jawaid, Mohammed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52544/1/AzmanHassan2014_EffectofPVA-co-MMA.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52544/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626850

The present study demonstrates the effect of copolymer on the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of tropical wood and wood polymer composites (WPCs). Mixed monomers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were effectively impregnated into the cellular structure of several...