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Waste Management 31 (2011) 779–784 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Waste Management journal homepage: www.else /loc ate/wasman Characterization of composites based on expanded polystyrene wastes and wood flour Matheus Poletto, Juliane Dettenborn, Mara Zeni, Ademir J. Zattera ⇑ Laboratory of Polymers (LPOL), Center of Exact Sciences and Technology (CCET), Caxias do Sul University (UCS), CEP 95070-560 Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: This paper aims to evaluate the potential for the use of recycled expanded polystyrene and wood flour as Received 19 June 2010 materials for the development of wood plastic composites. The effects of wood flour loading and coupling Accepted 24 October 2010 agent addition on the mechanical properties and morphology of wood thermoplastic composites were Available online 18 December 2010 examined. In addition, a methodology for the thermo-mechanical recycling of expanded polystyrene waste was developed. The results show that the mechanical properties decreased as the wood flour load- ing increased. On the other hand, the use of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), SMA, as a coupling agent improved the compatibility between the wood flour and polystyrene matrix and the mechanical proper- ties subsequently improved. A morphological study revea