Mechanical properties of wood polymer composites (WPCs) after prolonged ultra-violet (UV) irradiation exposure

• Main Authors: S., N. Afiqah, M. Rus, Anika Zafiah, Z., M. Zulhafiz, Syah, A. Shahrizan, M. J., Farhana Hazwanee, M., Noraini, I., S. Aida
• Format: Article
• Published: Science Publishing Corporation 2018
• Subjects: TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3652/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

This research aims to compare the mechanical properties of WPC made from 30 % of rice husk as fibre and 70 % of polypropylene as polymer with and without prolonged UV irradiation exposure. WPC samples are tested with UV irradiation at 5000, 10000, 15000 and 20000 hours with temperature 50 °C and tes...