Influence of residual lignin content on physical and mechanical properties of kraft pulp/pp composites



Título del documento: Influence of residual lignin content on physical and mechanical properties of kraft pulp/pp composites
Revue: Maderas : ciencia y tecnología
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Número de sistema: 000544611
ISSN: 0718-221X
Autores: 1
2
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Instituciones: 1Islamic Azad University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chaloos. Irán
2Standard Research Institute, Faculty of Chemistry and Petrochemical Engineering, Karaj. Irán
Año:
Periodo: Oct
Volumen: 16
Número: 4
Paginación: 495-503
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Resumen en inglés The effect of residual lignin content on the mechanical strength and water absorption of kraft pulp/polypropylene composites was studied. To meet this objective, hornbeam wood chips were converted to kraft pulp at three different alkalinities (15, 20, and 25%) and three different cooking times (60, 90, and 120 min). The residual lignin contents of these pulps were determined according to the TAPPI standard. Kraft pulp was mixed with polypropylene (PP) at 50% weight ratios. The amount of maleic anhydride (MAPP) coupling agent was fixed at 4 per hundred compounds (phc) for all formulations. The results indicated that the lignin residual content decreased with increasing cooking time and alkalinity in kraft pulp. Also, it was found that tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, and flexural modulus were increased by increasing the alkalinity and cooking time; however, the notched impact strength and water absorption decreased. Overall, decreasing the lignin content had a positive impact on the flexural and tensile properties and had a negative effect on the notched impact strength.
Keyword: Alkalinity,
Cooking time,
Residual lignin content,
Mechanical properties,
Water absorption
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