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Improvements of white pine wood properties by impregnation with unsaturated polyesters in admixture with styrene
Author(s) -
Mahmoud A. A.,
Eissa A. M. F.,
Omar M. S.,
ElSawy A. A.,
Shaaban A. F.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1978
Subject(s) - bromine , styrene , polyester , materials science , unsaturated polyester , benzoyl peroxide , polyester resin , absorption of water , curing (chemistry) , flammability , composite material , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , polymer , copolymer , metallurgy , polymerization
Four unsaturated polyester resins based on poly(ethyleneglycol‐maleate‐phthalate) (PE) with different bromine contents were used for the impregnation and coating of oven‐dried white pine wood samples in admixture with styrene (St). Curing was affected by the initiator–heat technique by using 0.2 wt % of benzoyl peroxide (Bz 2 O 2 ). It was found that the use of the four prepared unsaturated polyester/styrene (PE/St) mixtures resulted in the formation of wood plastic combinations (WPC) with a higher percentage retention, higher percentage crosslinking, water repellent effectiveness, and antiswelling efficiency. ASE properties are excellent for wood samples impregnated with resin without bromine. Water absorption was decreased and a good water uptake was obtained by wood samples impregnated by resin of lower bromine content. Compressive strength was increased for all samples, especially for the wood samples impregnated with resin without bromine. The flammability test for the prepared plastics showed that the samples without bromine are classified as burning substance and the other three samples contain bromine are classified as self‐extinguishing samples from ASTM D635‐68T (1956). On the other hand, impregnated wood samples with PE/St mixtures show no fire retardancy after carrying ASTM E160‐50 (1965), whereas coated wood samples with the same mixtures show excellent fire‐retarding properties. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 1410–1416, 2001