Influence of impregnation with styrene and methyl methacrylate on physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis / "Influência da impregnação com estireno e com metacrilato de metila em propriedades físicas e mecânicas da madeira de Eucalyptus grandis e de Pinus caribaea var.hondurensis"

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

Large exploration of native forestry resources in Brazil has led to a decrease in supply of the most widely used species in several sectors, notably in civil construction and furniture industries. The most immediate remedy has been the use of reforestation timber, obtained from the common Eucalyptus and Pinus species available in the south and southwest regions of the country. However, most of these species do not present adequate physical and mechanical properties to viably the mentioned uses. In this context, the main objective of the present research is to demonstrate the viability of obtaining wood-polymer composites (WPCs), which may exhibit similar or superior physical and mechanical properties than untreated aforementioned species from reforestation regions of Brazil. In order to achieve this goal, the impregnation of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis, which have compatible density and are available in large amounts to permit such processing, was carried out. In the process, polymeric monomers of styrene and methyl methacrylate were employed with benzyl peroxide, whose functions as an initiator in the polymerization process. Vacuum-pressure method was used in the impregnation of the monomer-initiator solution. Properties of the WPCs – Pinus were significantly improved in all tests, however, because of its low permeability, only hardness parallel and perpendicular to grain showed increase for the WPCs – Eucaliptus.

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compósito polímero-madeira estireno styrene polímero metacrilato de metila methyl methacrylate wood-polymer composite polymer madeira de reflorestamento reforestation wood

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