Wood plastic composites of recycled polypropylene PPr and Pinus elliottii (PIE) were developed using soybean oil, stearic acid, caprylic acid and itaconic acid grafted with polypropylene (PPgAI) as coupling agents. The composites were processed in a co-rotating twin screw extruder and injection molded. The materials were characterized by mechanical properties, thermogravimetric analysis, morphological, physical and contact angle. The results showed that soybean oil acted as a plasticizer and reduced mechanical properties of composites. On the other hand, the addition of stearic acid, caprylic acid and PPgAI resulted in an increase in flexural strength of 8, 20 and 29%, respectively, when compared to the composite without compatibilizer. The composites developed with coupling agent commonly used, polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PPgAM) had a 35% increase in flexural strength. ...

Compósitos de polipropileno reciclado (PPr) con harina de madera de la espécie Pinus elliottii (PIE) fueron desarrollados utilizando aceite de soya, ácido esteárico, ácido caprílico y polipropileno graftizado con ácido itacónico (PPgAI) como agentes compatibilizantes. Los compósitos fueron procesados en extrusora de doble husillo co-rotante y posteriormente moldados por inyección. Los materiales fueron caracterizados a través de ensayos mecánicos, termogravimétricos, morfológicos, físicos y por ángulo de contacto. Los resultados de los ensayos mecánicos demostraron que el aceite de soya actuó como plastificante y redujo las propiedades mecánicas de los compósitos. Por otro lado, la adición de ácido esteárico, ácido caprílico y PPgAI generó en un aumento de la resistencia a flexión de 8, 20 y 29%, respectivamente, comparado al compósito sin compatibilizante. El...

Wood plastic composites of recycled polypropylene PPr and Pinus elliottii (PIE) were developed using soybean oil, stearic acid, caprylic acid and itaconic acid grafted with polypropylene (PPgAI) as coupling agents. The composites were processed in a co-rotating twin screw extruder and injection molded. The materials were characterized by mechanical properties, thermogravimetric analysis, morphological, physical and contact angle. The results showed that soybean oil acted as a plasticizer and reduced mechanical properties of composites. On the other hand, the addition of stearic acid, caprylic acid and PPgAI resulted in an increase in flexural strength of 8, 20 and 29%, respectively, when compared to the composite without compatibilizer. The composites developed with coupling agent commonly used, polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PPgAM) had a 35% increase in flexural strength. ...