Structural properties of recycled plastic/sawdust lumber decking planks

Physico-Mechanical Behavior and Recovery of Wood-Plastic Composite (WPC) Based on Recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

“…Since the wood of the Moroccan maritime pine is rich at the national level, and needs to be regenerated at the age of maturation, and since this wood has no relevant application on an industrial scale, and that the current world production of plastic is around 100 million tonnes per year [4], which threatens the ecosystems of our planet, it is expected to value them in composite materials called wood-plastic composites (WPC), these composites represent an emerging class of materials that have gained increasing degrees of acceptance because of their favorable performance characteristics such as improved stiffness, density, lower abrasiveness, better processing capacity, favorable cost of wood and plastic and a significant reduction in environmental impact [5][6][7][8][9]. The field of application of (WPC) is diverse; it is used in furniture, floor covering, on walls and ceilings, stair treads, sliding doors, bulletin boards and other Industrial Products [10][11][12][13].…”

Method for Limiting Waste in Wood Plastic Composite Post-Production by Means of Press Unit Control Parameters Utilizing Temperature-Related Dimensional Changes

“…However, there is increasing demand for more complex product shapes and geometries, which need post-extrusion processing after the material fabrication stage. The tightening of environmental legislation in the European Union, with its demands for greater utilization of different waste segments and reduction in landfill waste, means that WPCs that can utilize and recycle municipal and building waste (Carroll et al 2001;Cruz-Estrada et al 2010). Thus, the area of WPCs are an increasingly interesting research area.…”

Post-Extrusion Processing of Extruded Wood Plastic Composites and Selection of Belt Conveyor Cover Material

“…However, there is increasing demand for more complex product shapes and geometries, which demand post-extrusion processing after the material fabrication stage. Tightening environmental legislation in the European Union, with its demands for greater utilization of different waste segments and reduction in landfill waste, mean that WPCs, which can utilize and recycle municipal and building waste (Carroll et al 2001;CruzEstrada et al 2010), are an increasingly interesting research area. For example, an interesting research topic recently has been combining WPCs with other composite materials such as fibre reinforced plastic (Lale Arefi et al 2014) or pure polymer (Moritzer and Martin 2016) to increase the usability of the WPCs.…”