TY - JOUR
T1 - Moisture sorption isotherms of wood and wood-plastic composites (wpc)
AU - Khan, Mubarak ahmad
AU - Rahman, M. S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was partially supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The authors express their thanks to Dr. K. M. Indriss Ali for his cooperation.
PY - 1991/8/1
Y1 - 1991/8/1
N2 - Wood-plastic composites (WPC) were prepared with two monomers, methylmethacrylate (MMA) and butylmethacrylate (BMA), using ionizing radiation and two low-grade woods (simul and mango). Moisture adsorption characteristics of both wood and WPC were investigated. The equilibrium moisture contents of WPC were lower than the untreated wood in the entire water activity range. The experimental sorption data were fitted to the Henderson, Chung-Pfost, Smith, and Oswin models. Henderson’s model gave the best prediction of the adsorption of wood and WPC.
AB - Wood-plastic composites (WPC) were prepared with two monomers, methylmethacrylate (MMA) and butylmethacrylate (BMA), using ionizing radiation and two low-grade woods (simul and mango). Moisture adsorption characteristics of both wood and WPC were investigated. The equilibrium moisture contents of WPC were lower than the untreated wood in the entire water activity range. The experimental sorption data were fitted to the Henderson, Chung-Pfost, Smith, and Oswin models. Henderson’s model gave the best prediction of the adsorption of wood and WPC.
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U2 - 10.1080/03602559108019211
DO - 10.1080/03602559108019211
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0025803467
VL - 30
SP - 435
EP - 440
JO - Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
JF - Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
SN - 0360-2559
IS - 5-6
ER -