Ultraviolet weathering of HDPE/wood-flour composites coextruded with a clear HDPE cap layer

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-106

  Matuana, Laurent M ^a   Jin, Shan ^b   Stark, Nicole M ^c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coextrusion; Discoloration mechanism; FTIR and XPS; Ultraviolet radiation; Weathering; Wood plastic composites (WPCs)

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CAP LAYERS; CHEMICAL CHANGE; COEXTRUDED COMPOSITES; DEGREE OF OXIDATIONS; FT-IR-ATR; FTIR; PHYSICAL CHANGES; SEM; ULTRAVIOLET WEATHERING; UV EXPOSURE; UV LIGHT; WEATHERING PROCESS; WOOD COMPONENTS; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES (WPCS); XPS;

COEXTRUSION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXYGEN; PHOTOOXIDATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DISCOLORATION;

DISCOLORATION; ESCA; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OXYGEN; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; SUN LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER REPELLENCE; WEATHERING; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78650275654     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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