The use of recycled and waste thermoplastics has been recently considered for producing
wood plastic composites (WPCs). They have great potential for WPCs manufacturing …

The conventional methods of waste disposal, namely landfill and recycling, are associated
with environmental and economic inefficiencies. The associated policies and regulations are …

Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE, also known as E-Waste) has emerged
as a serious issue for the whole world along with the evolution of modern industry. WEEE …

Due to a shortage of resources and a growing competition of land use, sustainable and
efficient resource utilisation becomes increasingly important. The application and multiple …

Materials from renewable resources–also called biomaterials or 'green'materials–are
presently gaining in importance worldwide. In these times of continuous increases in the …

The successful development of durable wood-plastic composite (WPC) cladding is a
challenge for the industry. Due to the organic fibres in the compound it is though doubtable if …

This work aims to understand the degradation induced by multiple injection molding cycles
on numerous properties of wood flour reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites. The …

This study was conducted to evaluate the suitability of using residual plant fibers from
agricultural waste streams as reinforcement in thermoplastic composites. Three groups of …

Plastic is one of the most common used materials in the world today, but, they cause serious
environmental pollution and exhaustion of landfill space. The recycling of waste plastic …

This work aims to determine and understand the influence of UV weathering on the
reprocessing of a wood-plastic composite (WPC), ie of a wood flour reinforced …