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Modified Polyethylene for Synthetic Wood Applications

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16359
M.Y. Abdelaal
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
E.H. Elmossalamy
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
S.O.S. Bahaffi
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author(s) : M.Y. Abdelaal

myabdelaal@gmail.com; magdyabdelaal@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 19 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 19

Abstract

Polyethylene as a polyolefin has been grafted with maleic anhydride under optimized conditions to attain maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene with higher grafting yield. Maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene has been characterized with FT-IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis as well as some chemical tests. A suitable amount of saw dust as an example for natural fibers has been collected and prepared for hot press casting with polyethylene to attain wood plastic composite. Maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene was used as a coupling agent to enhance the compatibility between polyethylene and saw dust. Samples of wood plastic composite were prepared without maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene as blank. Wood plastic composite samples have been tested regarding mechanical, physical and chemical characteristics.

Keywords

Modification Natural Fiber Grafting Polyolefins Wood Tensile strength
Abdelaal, M., Elmossalamy, E., & Bahaffi, S. (2014). Modified Polyethylene for Synthetic Wood Applications. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(19), 6313–6316. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16359
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