Thermogravimetric analysis and dynamic young's Modulus measurement of N,N-Dimethylacetamide-impregnated wood polymer composites.

• Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Rezaur, Hamdan, Sinin, Ahmed, Abu Saleh, Islam, Md. Saiful, Talib, Zainal Abidin, Wan Abdullah, W.F., Che Mat, M.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24940/1/Thermogravimetric%20analysis%20and%20dynamic%20young.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24940/; http://as.wiley.com/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Mercerized wood species were impregnated with N,N-dimethylacetamide. Their Fourier transform infrared spectra then showed enhanced absorption at 1419 cm−1 ([BOND]C[BOND]/CH3), and the 1267-cm−1 ([BOND]N[BOND]/CH3) stretching band confirmed the occurrence of a modification reaction. Thermogravimetric...