Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials
The flammability behavior of wood/plastic nanocomposites made from recycled polystyrene, wood flour, and nanoclay were investigated in this study. The wood flour was mixed, using the two weight ratios of 40 wt.% and 60 wt.% with recycled polystyrene, and nanoclay was added at 0 wt.% and 5 wt.%. A co...
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| description | The flammability behavior of wood/plastic nanocomposites made from recycled polystyrene, wood flour, and nanoclay were investigated in this study. The wood flour was mixed, using the two weight ratios of 40 wt.% and 60 wt.% with recycled polystyrene, and nanoclay was added at 0 wt.% and 5 wt.%. A coupling agent was also added at up to 3 wt.% of the composite. The results showed that the oxygen index increased when higher contents of wood flour were added. Furthermore, it was found that the samples required more oxygen for ignition when the percentage of wood flour was increased. Similarly, it was found that the samples required a greater amount of oxygen for ignition with increasing nanoclay content. Therefore, the flammability of the sample decreased because the time to ignition took longer in the absence of sufficient oxygenation. X-ray analysis of the nanocomposites revealed that the morphological structure involved intercalation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b3a2648bcac469ba30e31064a9331bb2022-12-21T21:51:54ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262015-11-0111174875810.15376/biores.11.1.748-758Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene MaterialsMohammad Nemati0Habibollah Khademi Eslam1Mohammad Talaeipour2Behzad Bazyar3Ahmad Samariha4Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfDepartment of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfDepartment of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfDepartment of Wood and Paper Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfYoung Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Iran, Islamic Republic OfThe flammability behavior of wood/plastic nanocomposites made from recycled polystyrene, wood flour, and nanoclay were investigated in this study. The wood flour was mixed, using the two weight ratios of 40 wt.% and 60 wt.% with recycled polystyrene, and nanoclay was added at 0 wt.% and 5 wt.%. A coupling agent was also added at up to 3 wt.% of the composite. The results showed that the oxygen index increased when higher contents of wood flour were added. Furthermore, it was found that the samples required more oxygen for ignition when the percentage of wood flour was increased. Similarly, it was found that the samples required a greater amount of oxygen for ignition with increasing nanoclay content. Therefore, the flammability of the sample decreased because the time to ignition took longer in the absence of sufficient oxygenation. X-ray analysis of the nanocomposites revealed that the morphological structure involved intercalation.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_748_Nemati_Nanoclay_Flammability_Behavior_NanocompositesOxygen indexFlammabilityX-rayNanoclayRecycled polystyrene |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Nemati Habibollah Khademi Eslam Mohammad Talaeipour Behzad Bazyar Ahmad Samariha Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials BioResources Oxygen index Flammability X-ray Nanoclay Recycled polystyrene |
| title | Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials |
| title_full | Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials |
| title_short | Effect of Nanoclay on Flammability Behavior and Morphology of Nanocomposites from Wood Flour and Polystyrene Materials |
| title_sort | effect of nanoclay on flammability behavior and morphology of nanocomposites from wood flour and polystyrene materials |
| topic | Oxygen index Flammability X-ray Nanoclay Recycled polystyrene |
| url | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_748_Nemati_Nanoclay_Flammability_Behavior_Nanocomposites |
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