| Literature DB >> 35160493 |
Juan Miguel Díaz-Mendoza1, Delia J Valles-Rosales2, Young H Park3, Ronald C Sabo4.
Abstract
Wood plastic composites (WPCs) specimens containing high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and wood pruning waste were manufactured and evaluated for their mechanical properties. Pecan waste was used as an accessible and sustainable source in this study, and the effects of its particle size and concentration on WPC strengths were evaluated. Pecan waste was milled and sieved to various particle sizes, and testing samples were fabricated by mixing them in a twin-screw extruder and injection molding. A coupling agent was used to create a stable bond between the HDPE and wood. Both tensile modulus and strength were increased with an increasing pecan flour concentration up to about 60 weigh percent. A micromechanical model is proposed for predicting the mechanical properties of the wood flour/fiber reinforce composite. This model uses a correction factor of an elliptical of carried sizes and shapes. The preliminary results of the model have a high correlation with the experimental values of the composite in all mesh sizes.Entities:
Keywords: micromechanical modeling; particle size; pecan waste; sustainable; tensile strength; wood plastic composites
Year: 2022 PMID: 35160493 PMCID: PMC8839127 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030504
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Polymers (Basel) ISSN: 2073-4360 Impact factor: 4.329
Figure 1(a) Polyethylene, (b) Polypropylene [17].
Figure 2Cellolobiose [18].
Figure 3ASTM D638-14 Type V.
Wood plastic composite experimental test runs (Weight percent).
| Composite Code | Mesh | Hdpe | Pecan Wood | Polybond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDPE | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| HDPE90P10 | 10 | 86.5 | 10 | 3.5 |
| HDPE70P30 | 10 | 66.5 | 30 | 3.5 |
| HDPE60P40 | 10 | 56.5 | 40 | 3.5 |
| HDPE50P50 | 10 | 46.5 | 50 | 3.5 |
| HDPE40P60 | 10 | 36.5 | 60 | 3.5 |
| HDPE90P10 | 20 | 86.5 | 10 | 3.5 |
| HDPE70P30 | 20 | 66.5 | 30 | 3.5 |
| HDPE60P40 | 20 | 56.5 | 40 | 3.5 |
| HDPE50P50 | 20 | 46.5 | 50 | 3.5 |
| HDPE40P60 | 20 | 36.5 | 60 | 3.5 |
| HDPE90P10 | 40 | 86.5 | 10 | 3.5 |
| HDPE70P30 | 40 | 66.5 | 30 | 3.5 |
| HDPE60P40 | 40 | 56.5 | 40 | 3.5 |
| HDPE50P50 | 40 | 46.5 | 50 | 3.5 |
| HDPE40P60 | 40 | 36.5 | 60 | 3.5 |
| HDPE90P10 | 60 | 86.5 | 10 | 3.5 |
| HDPE70P30 | 60 | 66.5 | 30 | 3.5 |
| HDPE60P40 | 60 | 56.5 | 40 | 3.5 |
| HDPE50P50 | 60 | 46.5 | 50 | 3.5 |
| HDPE40P60 | 60 | 36.5 | 60 | 3.5 |
Resulted Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analysis of tensile strength of Pecan wood plastic Composites (WPCs) from Minitab® 21.1 Software.
| Source of Variation | Degrees of Freedom | Seq Sum of Squares | Contribution | Adjusted Sums of Squares | Adjusted Mean Squares | Test Statistic F-Value for the Model | Significance Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh size | 3 | 433.3 | 11.39% | 433.3 | 144.448 | 30.28 | 5.18 × 10−16 |
| Weight fraction | 4 | 2557.6 | 67.20% | 2557.6 | 639.395 | 134.04 | 1.1 × 10−18 |
| Mesh size * Weight | 12 | 338.0 | 8.88% | 338.0 | 28.166 | 5.90 | 1.15 × 10−7 |
| Error | 100 | 477.0 | 12.53% | 477.0 | 4.770 | ||
| Total | 119 | 3805.9 | 100.00% |
* The asterisk meaning is interaction effect between the two factors.
Figure 4Machined sample of 60 Mesh (40% weight) shows composite mix.
Average tensile strength of pecan WPCs for 40 mesh.
| Pecan Weight Ratio | Volume Fraction | Tensile (MPa) | Std Deviation | Tensile% Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 24.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.134 | 24.503 | 0.893 | 0.010 |
| 0.3 | 0.374 | 32.380 | 1.337 | 32.160 |
| 0.4 | 0.482 | 35.480 | 1.466 | 44.820 |
| 0.5 | 0.582 | 38.220 | 2.950 | 56.000 |
| 0.6 | 0.676 | 36.710 | 2.990 | 49.840 |
Tensile strength average values for all mesh sizes.
| Weight | Volume Fraction | Tensile (MPa) | Tensile% Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 24.500 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.134 | 24.505 | 0.0 |
| 0.3 | 0.374 | 28.590 | 16.7 |
| 0.4 | 0.482 | 33.050 | 34.9 |
| 0.5 | 0.582 | 35.670 | 45.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.676 | 35.440 | 44.5 |
Figure 5Tensile strength of pecan based on weight ratio and mesh size.
ANOVA analysis of Elastic Modulus of pecan WPCs.
| Source of Variation | SS | DF | MS | F | F Crit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh Size | 0.11899 | 3 | 0.039665 | 0.537574 | 0.665421 | 3.490295 |
| Weight Ratio | 5.91306 | 4 | 1.478267 | 20.03492 | 3.03 × 10−5 | 3.259167 |
| Error | 0.88541 | 12 | 0.073785 | |||
| Total | 6.91747 | 19 |
Figure 6Modulus of Elasticity of Pecan composite.
Elastic modulus results for pecan wood composite (average).
| Weight | Volume Fraction | Elastic Modulus (E) (GPa) | Standard Deviation | E% Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.1 | 0.1343 | 0.946 | 0.096 | 26.2 |
| 0.3 | 0.3745 |
| 0.321 | 96.7 |
| 0.4 | 0.4822 |
| 0.183 | 173.8 |
| 0.5 | 0.5828 |
| 0.284 | 214.9 |
| 0.6 | 0.6769 |
| 0.152 | 209.1 |
Figure 7Stress elements in a fiber with ellipse element.
Figure 8Micromechanical Tensile data with proposed model for 10 mesh.
Figure 9Micromechanical Tensile data with proposed model for 20 Mesh.
Figure 10Micromechanical Tensile data with proposed model for 40 Mesh.
Figure 11Micromechanical Tensile data with proposed model for 60 Mesh.
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| 10 | 10 | 21.278 |
| 10 | 10 | 21.499 |
| 10 | 10 | 22.735 |
| 10 | 10 | 20.523 |
| 10 | 10 | 23.982 |
| 10 | 10 | 24.616 |
| 10 | 30 | 32.119 |
| 10 | 30 | 27.018 |
| 10 | 30 | 29.187 |
| 10 | 30 | 25.849 |
| 10 | 30 | 25.986 |
| 10 | 30 | 26.761 |
| 10 | 40 | 26.097 |
| 10 | 40 | 28.236 |
| 10 | 40 | 27.889 |
| 10 | 40 | 31.306 |
| 10 | 40 | 31.196 |
| 10 | 40 | 28.624 |
| 10 | 50 | 33.003 |
| 10 | 50 | 33.940 |
| 10 | 50 | 33.527 |
| 10 | 50 | 34.417 |
| 10 | 50 | 33.259 |
| 10 | 50 | 33.380 |
| 10 | 60 | 22.703 |
| 10 | 60 | 27.681 |
| 10 | 60 | 34.677 |
| 10 | 60 | 27.512 |
| 10 | 60 | 35.691 |
| 10 | 60 | 33.429 |
| 20 | 10 | 23.687 |
| 20 | 10 | 21.485 |
| 20 | 10 | 23.083 |
| 20 | 10 | 24.590 |
| 20 | 10 | 23.142 |
| 20 | 10 | 24.292 |
| 20 | 30 | 26.173 |
| 20 | 30 | 25.883 |
| 20 | 30 | 27.679 |
| 20 | 30 | 26.054 |
| 20 | 30 | 24.199 |
| 20 | 30 | 26.076 |
| 20 | 40 | 29.720 |
| 20 | 40 | 30.501 |
| 20 | 40 | 29.349 |
| 20 | 40 | 30.977 |
| 20 | 40 | 30.103 |
| 20 | 40 | 30.696 |
| 20 | 50 | 31.618 |
| 20 | 50 | 37.457 |
| 20 | 50 | 31.536 |
| 20 | 50 | 35.139 |
| 20 | 50 | 36.394 |
| 20 | 50 | 33.753 |
| 20 | 60 | 37.505 |
| 20 | 60 | 34.012 |
| 20 | 60 | 40.334 |
| 20 | 60 | 40.303 |
| 20 | 60 | 40.657 |
| 20 | 60 | 37.903 |
| 40 | 10 | 22.865 |
| 40 | 10 | 24.936 |
| 40 | 10 | 25.435 |
| 40 | 10 | 24.640 |
| 40 | 10 | 24.236 |
| 40 | 10 | 24.908 |
| 40 | 30 | 32.880 |
| 40 | 30 | 31.346 |
| 40 | 30 | 32.696 |
| 40 | 30 | 33.782 |
| 40 | 30 | 30.238 |
| 40 | 30 | 33.369 |
| 40 | 40 | 36.338 |
| 40 | 40 | 34.491 |
| 40 | 40 | 36.383 |
| 40 | 40 | 37.522 |
| 40 | 40 | 34.345 |
| 40 | 40 | 33.819 |
| 40 | 50 | 40.644 |
| 40 | 50 | 40.156 |
| 40 | 50 | 36.398 |
| 40 | 50 | 40.570 |
| 40 | 50 | 33.350 |
| 40 | 50 | 38.242 |
| 40 | 60 | 34.302 |
| 40 | 60 | 38.961 |
| 40 | 60 | 34.907 |
| 40 | 60 | 38.401 |
| 40 | 60 | 40.588 |
| 40 | 60 | 33.118 |
| 60 | 10 | 23.665 |
| 60 | 10 | 24.488 |
| 60 | 10 | 24.174 |
| 60 | 10 | 23.863 |
| 60 | 10 | 24.411 |
| 60 | 10 | 25.130 |
| 60 | 30 | 31.768 |
| 60 | 30 | 27.668 |
| 60 | 30 | 28.188 |
| 60 | 30 | 27.362 |
| 60 | 30 | 29.310 |
| 60 | 30 | 23.615 |
| 60 | 40 | 39.040 |
| 60 | 40 | 36.378 |
| 60 | 40 | 38.624 |
| 60 | 40 | 37.550 |
| 60 | 40 | 35.671 |
| 60 | 40 | 37.830 |
| 60 | 50 | 37.126 |
| 60 | 50 | 38.760 |
| 60 | 50 | 36.135 |
| 60 | 50 | 38.641 |
| 60 | 50 | 34.714 |
| 60 | 50 | 36.205 |
| 60 | 60 | 35.448 |
| 60 | 60 | 35.381 |
| 60 | 60 | 39.456 |
| 60 | 60 | 34.553 |
| 60 | 60 | 40.417 |
| 60 | 60 | 33.938 |