The Effect Of Coupling Agent Addition To The Mechanical Properties Of Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Made Of Recycled High Density Polyethylene (RHDPE) And Recycled Wood Flour (RWF)

Ng, Guan Yao (2010) The Effect Of Coupling Agent Addition To The Mechanical Properties Of Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Made Of Recycled High Density Polyethylene (RHDPE) And Recycled Wood Flour (RWF). Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The main focus in this research is to investigate the effect of coupling agent addition in various percentages (0%, 3%, and 6% of total weight) to the mechanical properties of wood plastic composite (WPC). 3-Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane is chosen as the coupling agent in this research. Besides, WPC is fabricated by virgin HDPE as matrix phase, recycled plastic packaging bag (PPB) as additional matrix and reinforcement, and wood flour as reinforcement. By the way, the ratios of HDPE to wood flour are 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, and 6:4. There are three different group of WPC fabrication; that are normal WPC, WPC with coupling agent (CA) addition, and WPC with CA and PPB addition. Single way and two ways process method were used in this research where two ways method includes the pre-mixing process by using extruder whereas single way method does not. Next, the composite pallet was formed into composite plate through hot press process. After that, the composites are mechanically tested with flexural test, impact test, and tensile test. Finally, the fracture surface of tensile specimens was analyzed by observing through the Optical Microscopy (OM) observation.

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