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Flammability in WPC Composites

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Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites

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Wood fiber reinforced plastic composites represent an emerging class of materials that combine the favorable performance and cost attributes of both wood and thermoplastics [1]. In comparison to other fillers, the natural and wood fiber reinforced polymer composites are more environmentally friendly, and are used in transportation, military applications, building and construction industries, packaging, consumer products, etc. [2].

Polypropylene (PP) has been widely used for production of natural fiber/polymer composites because of its low density, high water and chemical resistance, good processability, and high cost–performance ratio [3–6]. Due to the poor compatibility between natural fibers and PP matrix, a compatibilizer can be added to improve adhesion between matrix and fibers leading to enhancement of mechanical properties of composites. A prominent method represents the addition of maleic anhydride polymers as compatibilizers, e.g., maleic anhydride-grafted poly(propylene) (PP-g-MA) and poly(styrene)-blockpoly (ethene-co-1-butene)-block-poly(styrene) triblock copolymer (SEBS-g-MA) [4–8].

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Kim, J.K., Pal, K. (2010). Flammability in WPC Composites. In: Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites. Engineering Materials, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14877-4_6

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