PRODUCTION OF WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITE FROM AFRICAN COPAIBA BALSAM (Daniella oliveri) WOOD DUST: EFFECTS OF ALKALINE CONCENTRATION AND TIME OF TREATMENT
ABSTRACT This work was carried out to produce wood polymer composites (WPCs) based on virgin high density poly-ethylene (vHDPE) and Daniella oliveri wood dusts using compression molding technique. Wood dusts were treated with different concentrations of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at varying time. The surface modification of both untreated and treated wood polymer samples were monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy while the changes in the structure and the properties ...
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