Extrusion of Wood Plastic Composites （木塑复合材料的挤出）.pdf

Extrusion of Wood Plastic Composites Douglas J. Gardner University of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center Orono, Maine 04469 David Murdock Fiber Composites 5775 Cells Mill Drive Dublin, Ohio 43017 Abstract The purpose of this paper is t o provide an overview of wood plastic composite extrusion. Covered in this work is a brief introduction to wood plastic composites, the equipment and processing unit operations required to manufacture wood plastic composites, and the basic material properties of wood plastic composites. This paper is intended as a introductory pedagogical tool for discussing the basics of wood plastic composite extrusion. Keywords: Extrusion, wood, thermoplastic, composite, extruder, Introduction and Background The manufacture of wood filled polymer materials has been an industrial process for about 80 years. Most of the early industrial applications of wood filled polymers occurred in thermosetting resin systems such as phenol-formaldehyde resins. Industrial applications of lignocellulosic filled thermoplastics were reported in the late 1960s (Rowell et al. 2002). A great deal of scientific literature began to appear on this topic during the 1980s into the 1990s (Lu et al. 2000). Also, in the 1990s, the industrial production of wood filled thermoplastic polymers became more wide spread. Also, during this time conferences in North America covering the topic of wood fiber plastic composites began to be held on annual basis. The last was held in Toronto, Canada in May 2002. One of the largest segments of the wo