WOOD-POLYMER ALLOYS -- SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Ross,  L.

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hodgins, J.W.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ross, L.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:44:28Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:44:28Z	-
dc.date.created	2011-04-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	1965-10	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/4061	en_US
dc.identifier.other	5078	en_US
dc.identifier.other	1925318	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/8893	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>An experimental investigation of graft copolymerization of styrene in wood was performed utilizing (1) Cobalt-60 radiation initiation, 2) impregnating solutions of styrene, methanol and water and (3) heat during the irradiation period. It was found that heating did not increase the grafting efficiency of the system. The grafting process was found to be dependent upon (1) the method of impregnation, (2) the density of the wood and (3) the amount of swelling agents in the impregnating solution. Wood treated with styrene and swelling agents was weakened in all mechanical properties except the maximum crushing strength and properties associated with compression. In genaral, wood treated with pure styrene was strengthened. It is felt that the use of radiation in the formation of wood-plastic composites is commercially unjustified.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Other Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.subject	Other Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	WOOD-POLYMER ALLOYS -- SOME FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Engineering (ME)	en_US
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