the creep/recovery behavior of wood flour-polypropylene was compared with medium density fiberboard (mdf) and particleboard. for this purpose, wood flour-polypropylene composites (with and without compatibilizer)were manufactured by using a laboratory twin-screw extruder. the mdf and particleboard panels were obtained from local producers. short term flexural creep tests at 30% of ultimate bend...

Polystyrene/polyolefin elastomer (PS/POE) (90/10 and 80/20 wt/wt) blends containing 1, 3, 5 phr halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) in the presence absence of a compatibilizer (polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride) were prepared using melt-mixing technique. Scanning electron microscopic studies confirmed matrix-droplet morphology. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) mapping indicated that HNTs possess...

Currently, the ever-increasing post-consumer polypropylene (PP) plastics and agricultural forestry wastes that are relatively difficult to be degraded have led serious resource waste environmental pollution. To achieve rational utilization of resources meanwhile reduce potential influences on ecological environment, in this study, high-added-value biomass-derived composites were produced by che...

A significant portion of the global plastics market encompasses production polyolefin materials and especially polypropylene (PP) polyethylene (PE), as commodity polymers with a wide range applications. However, increase in generation unsustainable plastic waste requires close technological look-up to address this challenge adequately. In context, mechanical recycling is part strategies expecte...