Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites
Wood-plastic composite (WPC) is a non-recyclable composite material lumber or timber made of recycled plastic and wood wastes which has become one of the most dynamic sectors of the plastics industry in this decade. It is used in numerous applications, su
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Jin Kuk Kim Kaushik Pal
Recent Advances in the Processing of Wood–Plastic Composites
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Prof. Dr. Jin Kuk Kim Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering Gyeongsang National University, Gazwa-Dong 900 Jinju, Gyeongnam, 600-701 South Korea e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Kaushik Pal Department of Polymer Science and Engineering School of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering Gyeongsang National University, Gazwa-Dong 900 Jinju, Gyeongnam, 600-701 South Korea e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
ISSN 1612-1317
e-ISSN 1868-1212
ISBN 978-3-642-14876-7
e-ISBN 978-3-642-14877-4
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-14877-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010934782 Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: deblik, Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For my parents, wife and childrens. Jin Kuk Kim For my parents, loving wife and teachers. Kaushik Pal
Preface
Wood–plastic composite (commonly abbreviated as WPC) is a non-recyclable composite material lumber or timber made of recycled plastic and wood wastes and it has become one of the most dynamic sectors of the plastics industry in this decade. It is using in numerous applications, such as, outdoor deck floors, but it is also used for railings, fences, landscaping timbers, cladding and siding, park benches, molding and trim, window and door frames, and indoor furniture, etc. Scientists claim that wood–plastic composite is more environmentally friendly and requires less maintenance than the alternatives of solid wood treated with preservatives or solid wood of rot-resistant species. Resistant to cracking and splitting, these materials can be molded with or without simulated wood grain details. Even with the wood grain design these materials are still visually easy to distinguish from natural timber as the grains are the same uniform color as the rest of the material. Also, it can be recycled easily in a new wood–plastic composite. Wood–plastic composite lumber is composed of wood from rec
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