Experimental and Analytical Study of absorbance phenomenon in unsaturated polyester – wood flour


Abstract in English

In this study, we have investigated the water absorption behavior of unsaturated polyester /wood flour wastes composites materials. To achieve that, specimens were prepared by using compressing method with different ratio of polymer matrix with organic wastes produced from carpentry workshop (wood flour).Density of produced panels has been measured and the obtained results showed that there is an ability to produce hardindustrial wood panels. Practical experiments had been achieved to determine the percentages of water absorption. Absorption test was achieved on the cut specimens by immersing them in natural water (un-distilled) and measuring the gained weight of specimens and the resulted swelling to determine the final changes in the product. Through this study, we find that the absorbability has increased with the increment of organic filler ratio and the practices sizes increment. In addition, we also find that the absorption behavior follow Fickian law of diffusion in most specimens. We calculated the diffusion coefficient D and other parameters of diffusion process and we also plotted the associated plotsof the absorbability results. The obtained results showed that there is an ability to produce planes of industrial wood without any pretreatment of wood flour.

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