Abstract
Feasibility of Using Foamed Styrene Maleic Anhydride (SMA) Co-polymer in Wood Based Composites
Highlights
This paper evaluates the feasibility of using foamed Styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer composites in wood applications
Wood plastic composite (WPC) is a general term related to wood-based elements like lumber, veneer and fibers, where they are combined with polymers to produce a composite material
Processability and productivity, many additives in foamed composites are necessary (Klempner and Frisch, 1991). When it comes to the use of natural fillers, such as cellulose particles, it appears to have advantages over inorganic fillers and properties of the fillers that can be changed by either surface treatment or the use of coupling agents (Maldas and Kokta, 1991; Wang et al, 2003; Mishra and Patil, 2003)
Summary
Wood plastic composite (WPC) is a general term related to wood-based elements like lumber, veneer and fibers, where they are combined with polymers to produce a composite material. Wood plastic composites are thought of interchangeably and are categorized as different material types when produced from either thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers (Forest Products Laboratory, 2010). One hundred years ago, a composite material combining phenol-formaldehyde resin with wood flour was used for making automobile gearshift knobs (Gordon, 1988). Around 60 years ago, there are references to combining wood with thermoplastic resin via extrusion processing (Oksman and Sain, 2008; Klyosov, 2007). A developing class of materials, including WPC has favorable attributes – they are cost effective and have good performance (Marutzky, 2004; Bledzki et al, 2002; Sperber, 2002; Riedel and Nickel,2003; Aydemir et al, 2014a; Aydemir et al, 2014b; Aydemir et al, 2015a; Aydemir et al, 2015b)
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