Understanding the Viscoelastic Properties and Surface Characterization of woodflour-Polypropylene Composites

목분-폴리프로필렌 복합재의 점탄성적 성질과 표면특성

The main goal of this study was to analyze the effect of process additives, i.e. maleated polypropylene (MAPP), and nucleating agent on the viscoelastic properties of different types of extruded polypropylene-wood plastic composites manufactured from either PP homopolymer, high crystallinity PP or PP impact copolymer using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. And also, the esterification reaction between wood flour and maleated polypropylene, and its role in determining the mechanical properties of wood flour-polypropylene composites was investigated. The wood plastic composites were manufactured using 60% pine wood flour and 40% polypropylene on a Davis-Standard $Woodtruder^{TM}$. Dynamic mechanical thermal properties, polymer damping peaks(than ${\delta}$), storage modulus (E') and loss modulus (E") were measured using a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer. XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), also known as ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) study of wood flour treated with MAPP was performed to obtain information on the chemical nature of wood fiber before and after treatment. To analyze the effect of frequency on the dynamic mechanical properties of the various composites, DMA tests were performed over a temperature range of -20 to $100^{\circ}C$, at four different frequencies (1, 5, 10 and 25 Hz), and at a heating rate of $5^{\circ}C/min$. From these results, the activation energy of the various composite was measured using an Arrhenius relationship to investigate the effect of maleated PP and nucleating agent on the measurement of the interphase between the wood and plastic of the extruded polypropylene wood plastic composites.

본 연구의 목적은 목분과 폴리프로필렌으로 제조한 목질-고분자 복합재료의 점탄성적 성질에 미치는 결합제, 기핵제의 영향에 대해 고찰하는데 있으며, 목분과 결합제간의 esterification 반응이 목질-고분자 복합재의 기계적 성질에 미치는 영향 또는 고찰하고자 한다. 복합재는 목분 60%와 폴리프로필렌 40%를 혼합하여 제조하였으며, DMTA (Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis)를 사용하여 damping peaks (than ${\delta}$), storage modulus (E'), loss modulus (E")를 측정하였다. 또한 XPS (X-ray Photolectron Spectroscopy)를 사용하여 목분에 MAPP를 처리하기 전과 후의 상태를 고찰하였다. DMA 시험은 온도범위 $-20{\sim}100^{\circ}C$에서 여러가지 주파수 (1, 5, 10, 25 HZ) 조건과, 승온속도 $5^{\circ}C/min$으로 실시하였다. 이 시험결과를 토대로 복합재의 활성화에너지를 구하여 결합제와 기핵제가 목분과 고분자물질간 계면의 성질에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다.