Some physical, wood polymer biological, mechanical, and fire properties of composite (WPC) pretreated with boric acid and borax mixture

Baysal, Ergun; Yalinkilic, Mustafa; Altinok, Mustafa; Sonmez, Abdullah; Peker, Huseyin; Colak, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.05.026

Some physical, wood polymer biological, mechanical, and fire properties of composite (WPC) pretreated with boric acid and borax mixture

Baysal E., Yalinkilic M. K., Altinok M., Sonmez A., Peker H., Colak M.

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, vol.21, no.9, pp.1879-1885, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.05.026
Journal Name: CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1879-1885
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Wood polymer composite (WPC) was obtained by vinyl monomers such as styrene (ST), methylmethacrylate (MMA), and their mixture (50:50; volume:volume) of treated sapwood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Boric acid (BA) and borax (BX) mixture was impregnated into wood at 1% concentration prior to monomer treatment. Wood polymer composite with and without BA and BX mixture pretreatment was evaluated in terms of some physical, biological, mechanical, and fire properties.