Improvement of Surface Coating and Interfacial Properties of Hot-Waxed Wood Using Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene Wax

Beeswax is used on wood furniture surfaces in China. expensive and has a low melting temperature, the wax film easily softened destroyed. To overcome these problems, modified polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride, high temperature price, was hot-waxed wood. The adhesion, hardness, hydrophobic properties, heat resistance, color, gloss of woods were also examined. surface interfacial properties characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM. showed higher than beeswax DSC, resistance using it revealed TG. adhesion for shown to achieve grade 1. In addition, maintained original grades after soaking water greater become compared untreated wood, hydrophobicity surfaces, decreased contact angle, slightly weaker Moreover, (2H) harder (3B), representing stronger scratch performing well decorative characteristics, such as color gloss. results SEM, XRD mechanical weak chemical bonding between waxes presence structure. Therefore, could be great performance. study beneficial application coatings synthetic future.