PMID- 20100654
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100514
LR  - 20100217
IS  - 1873-2976 (Electronic)
IS  - 0960-8524 (Linking)
VI  - 101
IP  - 10
DP  - 2010 May
TI  - Wood plastic composites based on microfibrillar blends of high density 
      polyethylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate).
PG  - 3665-71
LID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.069 [doi]
AB  - High-melting-temperature poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was successfully 
      introduced into wood plastic composites through a two-step reactive extrusion 
      technology. Wood flour was added into pre-prepared PET/high density polyethylene 
      (HDPE) microfibrillar blends (MFBs) in the second extrusion at the temperature 
      for processing HDPE. Addition of 25% in situ formed PET microfibers obviously 
      increased the mechanical properties of HDPE, and more significant enhancement by 
      the in situ formed recycled PET microfibers was observed for the recycled HDPE. 
      Adding 2% E-GMA improved the compatibility between matrix and microfibers in 
      MFBs, resulting further enhanced mechanical properties. The subsequent addition 
      of 40% wood flour did not influence the size and morphology of PET microfibers, 
      and improved the comprehensive mechanical properties of MFBs. The wood flour 
      increased the crystallinity level of HDPE in the compatibilized MFB in which PET 
      phase did not crystallize. The storage modulus of MFB was greatly improved by 
      wood flour.
CI  - Published by Elsevier Ltd.
FAU - Lei, Yong
AU  - Lei Y
AD  - School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural 
      Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States. yonglei168@hotmail.com
FAU - Wu, Qinglin
AU  - Wu Q
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
DEP - 20100125
PL  - England
TA  - Bioresour Technol
JT  - Bioresource technology
JID - 9889523
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Polyethylene Terephthalates)
RN  - 0 (Polyethylenes)
SB  - IM
MH  - Crystallization
MH  - *Plastics
MH  - Polyethylene Terephthalates/*chemistry
MH  - Polyethylenes/*chemistry
MH  - Tensile Strength
MH  - *Wood
EDAT- 2010/01/27 06:00
MHDA- 2010/05/15 06:00
CRDT- 2010/01/27 06:00
PHST- 2009/03/02 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/12/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/12/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/01/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/01/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/05/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0960-8524(09)01734-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.069 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Bioresour Technol. 2010 May;101(10):3665-71. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.069. 
      Epub 2010 Jan 25.