Abstract
The impact of wood waste on the mechanical and biological properties of silicone-based composites was investigated using wood waste from oak, hornbeam, beech, and spruce trees. The density, abrasion resistance, resilience, hardness, and static tensile properties of the obtained WPC (wood–plastic composites) were tested. The results revealed slight changes in the density, increased abrasion resistance, decreased resilience, increased hardness, and decreased strain at break and stress at break compared with untreated silicone. The samples also showed no cytotoxicity to normal human dermal fibroblast, NHDF. The possibility of using prepared composites as materials to create structures on the seabed was also investigated by placing samples in a marine aquarium for one week and then observing sea algae growth.
Highlights
This work aimed to assess the impact of wood waste from deciduous and coniferous trees on the mechanical and biological properties of silicone composites used for structural element protection
Abrasion Resistance Results The results of abrasion resistance tests were compared to a standard sample made of silicone XIAMETER 4234-T4 without filler
Samples of pure XIAMETER 4234-T4 silicone showed the greatest strain at break, and all oth2e.5r composites showed reduced strain at break
Summary
Waste on the Properties of Silicone-Based (milled bird feathers). Such fillers are introduced primarily into thermoplastic polymer. An important feature of this type of material, apart from the ability to polym13010007 change their physical and mechanical properties, is the ability to modify their environmental properties. Wood–plastic composite (WPC) with a thermoplastic matrix, which are Received: 30 November 2020 Accepted: 17 December 2020 Published: 22 December 2020 mainly obtained by extrusion and injection, have found applications in the construction industry (boards, furniture, and lagging) [2,4,5,6]. The introduction of biofillers for duroplasts, along with changes in the physical and mechanical properties, allows resin shrinkage to be minimized, but it increases the resin viscosity, making it difficult to saturate
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