PMID- 28773963
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 10
DP  - 2016 Oct 18
TI  - Optimization of High Temperature and Pressurized Steam Modified Wood Fibers for 
      High-Density Polyethylene Matrix Composites Using the Orthogonal Design Method.
LID - 10.3390/ma9100847 [doi]
LID - 847
AB  - The orthogonal design method was used to determine the optimum conditions for 
      modifying poplar fibers through a high temperature and pressurized steam 
      treatment for the subsequent preparation of wood fiber/high-density polyethylene 
      (HDPE) composites. The extreme difference, variance, and significance analyses 
      were performed to reveal the effect of the modification parameters on the 
      mechanical properties of the prepared composites, and they yielded consistent 
      results. The main findings indicated that the modification temperature most 
      strongly affected the mechanical properties of the prepared composites, followed 
      by the steam pressure. A temperature of 170  degrees C, a steam pressure of 0.8 MPa, and 
      a processing time of 20 min were determined as the optimum parameters for fiber 
      modification. Compared to the composites prepared from untreated fibers, the 
      tensile, flexural, and impact strength of the composites prepared from modified 
      fibers increased by 20.17%, 18.5%, and 19.3%, respectively. The effect on the 
      properties of the composites was also investigated by scanning electron 
      microscopy and dynamic mechanical analysis. When the temperature, steam pressure, 
      and processing time reached the highest values, the composites exhibited the best 
      mechanical properties, which were also well in agreement with the results of the 
      extreme difference, variance, and significance analyses. Moreover, the 
      crystallinity and thermal stability of the fibers and the storage modulus of the 
      prepared composites improved; however, the hollocellulose content and the pH of 
      the wood fibers decreased.
FAU - Gao, Xun
AU  - Gao X
AD  - College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 
      Harbin 150040, China. dongbeilinyedaxue211@hotmail.com.
FAU - Li, Qingde
AU  - Li Q
AD  - College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 
      Harbin 150040, China. liqingde@gmail.com.
FAU - Cheng, Wanli
AU  - Cheng W
AD  - College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 
      Harbin 150040, China. nefucwl@nefu.edu.cn.
FAU - Han, Guangping
AU  - Han G
AD  - College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 
      Harbin 150040, China. guangping.han@nefu.edu.cn.
FAU - Xuan, Lihui
AU  - Xuan L
AD  - College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 
      Harbin 150040, China. leeh91@hotmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20161018
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC5456637
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - composite material
OT  - high temperature-pressurized steam
OT  - interfacial compatibility
OT  - orthogonal design method
OT  - surface treatment
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2017/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/05 06:01
PMCR- 2016/10/18
CRDT- 2017/08/05 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/09/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2016/10/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/10/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma9100847 [pii]
AID - materials-09-00847 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma9100847 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2016 Oct 18;9(10):847. doi: 10.3390/ma9100847.