Venkatesh, GS and Karmarkar, Ajay and Gurumoorthy, B and Deb, A (2012) Eco-friendly wood polymer composites for sustainable design applications. In: CIRP Design 2012, 2012, Bangalore.
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Environmental inputs can improve the level of innovation by interconnecting them with traditional inputs regarding the properties of materials and processes as a strategic eco-design procedure. Advanced engineered polymer composites are needed to meet the diverse needs of users for high-performance automotive, construction and commodity products that simultaneously maximize the sustainability of forest resources. In the current work, wood polymer composites (WPC) are studied to promote long-term resource sustainability and to decrease environmental impacts relative to those of existing products. A series of polypropylene wood–fiber composite materials having 20, 30, 40 and 50 wt. % of wood–fibers were prepared using twin-screw extruder and injection molding machine. Tensile and flexural properties of the composites were determined. Polypropylene (PP) as a matrix used in this study is a thermoplastic material, which is recyclable. Suitability of the prepared composites as a sustainable product is discussed.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Publisher: | Springer London |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Springer London. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2014 07:36 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2014 07:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/48610 |
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