Moisture uptake and hygroexpansion of wood fiber composite materials with polylactide and polypropylene matrix materials

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Effects of butantetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) modification, choice of matrix, and fiber volume fraction on hygroexpansion of wood fiber composites have been investigated. Untreated reference wood fibers and BTCA-modified fibers were used as reinforcement in composites with matrices composed of polylactic acid (PLA), polypropylene (PP), or a mixture thereof. The crosslinking BTCA modification reduced the out-of-plane hygroexpansion of PLA and PLA/PP composites, under water-immersed and humid conditions, whereas the swelling increased when PP was used as matrix material. This is explained by difficulties for the BTCA-modified fibers to adhere to the PP matrix. Fiber volume fraction was the most important parameter as regards out-of-plane hygroexpansion, with a high-fiber fraction leading to large hygroexpansion. Fiber-matrix wettability during processing and consolidation also showed to have a large impact on the dimensional stability and moisture uptake. POLYM. COMPOS., 30:1809-1816, 2009.

Gamstedt, E. KristoferRISE,KTH,Träkemi och massateknologi,STFI-Packforsk(Swepub:kth)u1iub2tz (author)
Berthold, FredrikRISE,STFI-Packforsk (author)
Lindström, MikaelRISE,STFI-Packforsk(Swepub:ri)mikael.lindstrom@ri.se (author)
RISESTFI-Packforsk (creator_code:org_t)

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