两种改性方法对桉木单板/聚乙烯膜复合材料力学性能影响

为提高塑料疏水表面与单板亲水表面之间的界面相容性,以聚乙烯薄膜为无甲醛胶黏剂制备复合材料。分析了热处理、碱处理对界面性能影响,确定了制备此类材料的优化工艺:热处理温度140 ℃,处理时间1 h,碱浓度3%时,复合材料力学性能较佳;热处理、碱处理可以增强复合材料的界面性能。     

Characterizing the setting of cement when mixed with cork, blue gum, or maritime pine, grown in Portugal II: X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analyzes

It is already known by the scientific and industrial communities that lignocellulosic substrates are, to a certain extent, inhibitors of the hydration reaction of cement. The extent to which and how they influence such reactions is still a matter of debate. Several techniques, such as calorimetry, i.e., the measurement of the heat evolved or obtaining temperature profiles during the hydration, the determination of extractive contents of lignocellulosic substrates and their relation with the characteristics of the hydration curves, or even testing of the mechanical properties of the wood-cement composites, have been used in previous research. This study complements past research using two techniques that have been used in the analysis of cement hydration but are not usually applied to lignocellulose-cement mixes, namely X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The raw materials for this study were three lignocellulosic materials of Portuguese origin: cork (the bark of Quercus suber L.), blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.), and maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait); and Portland cement. The two techniques allowed tracking of the evolution of the main cement constituents during hydration. It was found that all the lignocellulosic substrates had detrimental effects on cement hydration. The blue gum exhibited the fastest hydration kinetics in the initial stage of reaction, but was then overtaken by cork, which at the end gave the highest hydration conversion amongst the three lignocellulosic substrates. Although pine caused the slowest initial hydration kinetics, with the passage of time its effect approached that of blue gum. At the end of the hydration period, specimens containing either species had similar quantities of hydration reaction products. The DTA and XRD results were consistent and are in good agreement with the temperature profiles and compatibility indexes reported in a previous work.     

Hydration behavior of wood cement-based composite I: evaluation of wood species effects on compatibility and strength with ordinary portland cement

As an essential preliminary evaluation for understanding the hydration behavior of wood-cement-water mixtures, an isothermal calorimetry and experimental method were used to measure the hydration heat of woodcement-water mixtures. The compatibility of 38 wood species with ordinary portland cement was studied using this procedure. Based on the results, all the wood species tested were classified into two groups. The 24 species included in the first group showed a moderating influence on the hydration reaction of cement, and a maximum temperature (T _max) peak during the exothermic reaction while the cement set appeared within 24h for each species. The other 14 species inhibited cement hydration completely. According to the maximum hydration temperature (T _max) and the time (T _max) required to reach the maximum temperature of the mixture, the suitability of each species in the first group was estimated when used as a raw material during production of cement-bonded particleboard. By testing mechanical properties [modulus of rupture (MOR) and internal bonding strength (IB)] during the board-making experiment using the same composition of wood-cement-water, a positive correlation was found betweenT _max andt _max and MOR and IB. The results imply that the method can be used as a predictor of the general inhibitory properties and feasibility of using wood species as raw materials prior to manufacture of cement-bonded particleboard.Part of this report was presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 1999     

Effects of impregnation and heat treatment on the physical and mechanical properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) wood

Wood modification, of which thermal modification is one of the best-known methods, offers possible improvement in wood properties without imposing undue strain on the environment. This study investigates improvement of the properties of heat-treated solid wood. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) was modified in two stages: impregnation with modifiers followed by heat treatment at different temperatures. The impregnation was done with water glass, melamine, silicone, and tall oil. The heat treatment was performed at the temperatures of 180°C and 212°C for three hours. The modified samples were analyzed using performance indicators and scanning electron microscope micrographs. The mechanical and physical properties were determined with water absorption, swelling, bending strength, and impact strength tests. All the modifiers penetrated better into sapwood than hardwood; however, there were significant differences in the impregnation behavior of the modifiers. As regards the effect of heat treatment, generally the moisture properties were improved and mechanical strengths impaired with increasing treatment temperature. In contrast to previous studies, the bending strength increased after melamine impregnation and mild heat treatment. It is concluded that the properties of impregnated wood can be enhanced by moderate heat treatment.     

原状粉煤灰在水泥刨花板中应用的研究

主要论述了原状粉煤灰（Ⅲ级灰）在水泥刨花极中应用的情况。分析了在其它工艺条件（密度、水灰比、木灰比）确定情况下,粉煤灰替代量、外加剂种类和用量等因素对板各项性能指标的影响。结果表明：（１）粉煤灰替代量是影响极材性能的主要因素,外加剂种类和用量对极性能也有影响;（２）粉煤灰替代量３０％为强度转折点,但４０％替代量制板,板各性能指标仍然能达到国家行业标准要求;（３）以粉煤灰替代部分水泥生产水泥刨花板。不但可以降低生产成本,而且可以改善板的某些性能。     

Improvement on the properties of gypsum particleboard by adding cement

Gypsum particleboard (GPB) has high thickness swelling (TS), high water absorption (WA), and low mechanical properties compared with cement-bonded particleboard. The properties of GPB were improved by adding cement. The experimental results showed that GPB with the added cement had good physical and mechanical properties compared with those of gypsum particleboard with no added cement. The TS and WA of gypsum particleboard with added cement were reduced by 10%. The mechanical properties of GPB, such as internal bond strength (IB), modulus of rupture (MOR), and modulus of elasticity (MOE), increased when the GPB was made with added cement. The properties of GPB improved relative to the quantity of cement added. With an increase of cement content from 5% to 10%, the TS and WA were reduced, and the IB, MOR, and MOE were increased. In contrast, the TS and WA increased and the IB, MOE, and MOR decreased when the cement content was increased from 15% to 30%. Thus the physical and mechanical properties of GPB were successfully improved when the added cement content was 10%.An outline of this paper was presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society in Kochi, April 1997     

Characterizing the setting of cement when mixed with cork, blue gum, or maritime pine, grown in Portugal I: temperature profiles and compatibility indices

Data are presented on the effects that cork, blue gum, or maritime pine, all grown in Portugal, have on cement setting. These materials were mixed with cement either without any treatment or after being extracted previously with a range of solvents (ranging from nonpolar to very polar). Other experiments were carried out in which extractives or calcium chloride were added to the cement paste. All lignocellulosic substrates have detrimental effects on cement setting, which is mostly seen by a delay in attaining the maximum temperature in the process. However, the addition of calcium chloride was able to overcome this disadvantage. Extraction of the substrates with some polar extraction agents before addition to the cement paste only slightly improved compatibility, and the addition of water-based extractives to a cement paste affects the setting much less than the lignocellulosic material by itself. Several thermal compatibility indices, including a new index proposed in this article, were calculated from data taken from temperature profiles, and conclusions are presented on the performance of the setting systems, as compared with a neat cement paste. In addition, comments are expressed on the level of accuracy offered by the indices applied in this study, and how such accuracy can be checked or improved by matching them to the physical properties of the wood-cement composites.     

Mechanical and physical characterization of sodium hydroxide treated Borassus fruit fibers

In order to improve the properties by chemical modification and to optimize the alkali concentration,we treated Borassus fruit fine fibers with aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions of different concentrations.In each case,the tensile properties of the fibers were determined.The morphology of the untreated and alkali treated fibers was observed using scanning electron microscope.The surface of the fibers became rough on alkali treatment.The tensile properties of the fibers improved on alkali treatment.The fibers attained maximum tensile properties when treated with 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and decreased thereafter.The crystallinity index of the fibers showed a similar trend.The thermal stability of the alkali treated fibers was found to be higher than that of untreated fibers.Further,the char content was maximum for fibers treated with alkali having concentration of 15% and above.The chemical composition indicated that the percentageof α-cellulose was maximum when the fibers were treated with 15% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and then decreased thereafter thus indicating the beginning of degradation of the fibers at higher concentrations.Thus,the optimum concentration of NaOH was established as 15% for alkali treatment of the Borassus fibers.     

CaCO<Subscript>3</Subscript> in situ treated bamboo pulp fiber reinforced composites obtained by vacuum-assisted resin infusion

The aim of this study is to investigate the properties of CaCO₃ in situ treated bamboo pulp fiber (BPF) composites that have been filled with epoxy resin by means of vacuum-assisted resin infusion (VARI). Un-treated and treated BPF were processed at a pressure of 0.24 MPa into BPF preforms. VARI was used to infuse epoxy resin through the BPF preforms to make BPF composites. The flexural properties, impact property, and thermal properties of the BPF composites were analyzed. CaCO₃ with the loading of 30 wt% affects the performance of the composites. The flexural strength did not decrease and modulus of the treated BPF composites increased by 9.38%, while the impact strength decreased by 50.98%, compared to the control sample. Dynamic mechanical analysis revealed the maximum elastic moduli of the treated specimens increased by 1.19 times in the temperature range of ?20 to 120 °C. The thermal decomposition temperature of the composites was influenced by the effect of the crystal field and size effect of CaCO₃.     

Effect of alkali treatment on wettability and thermal stability of individual bamboo fibers

The aim of this study is to examine the wettability and thermal properties of individual bamboo fibers after alkali treatment. The individual bamboo fibers were treated by sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution with varying concentrations (6, 8, 10, 15 and 25%) followed by freeze-drying treatment. The surface analysis of alkali-treated individual bamboo fibers was characterized by atomic force microscope. Water droplet on the individual fiber surface was observed with drop shaper analyzer and the contact angles on fiber surface were also measured. Thermal properties were further studied by thermogravimetric analysis. The results indicated that alkali treatment resulted in the increase in surface roughness of individual bamboo fibers. Alkali treatment with low NaOH concentration could enhance the wettability of treated individual bamboo fibers, and while the wettability was reduced with alkali treatment at high concentration (25%). Thermal analysis revealed that the onset of decomposition and the maximum decomposition were moved to higher temperature after alkali treatment at low NaOH concentrations (6, 8, and 10%), suggesting the improvement in the thermal stability of treated individual bamboo fibers, while the thermal stability was compromised after alkali treatment at higher concentrations (15 and 25%).     

Effects of borate impregnation on the response of wood strength to heat treatment

Based on the strong correlation between acidity and thermal degradation in wood reported in previous studies, the effect of borate impregnation as an alkali-buffering medium was investigated on the strength properties of thermally modified wood. Wood samples were impregnated with 0.1 M Sodium borate solution (pH=9) before they were subjected to heat treatment at temperatures of 180°C and 200°C for durations of 2 and 4 h. The borate impregnation results in some reductions in the severity of strength loss during heat treatment and this is invariably due to buffering effect of the alkali on the acidity of wood, which could have mitigated the degree of degradation. The positive effects of borate impregnation as a pretreatment on the strength properties of heat-treated wood depend on the degree of heat treatment. Hence, the use of borate impregnation as a pretreatment method for heat treatment is recommended only where a relatively mild heat treatment is involved.     

黄麻纤维织物增强乙烯酯复合材料的制备与力学性能

织物增强聚合物(TRP)因其具有优异的机械性能而被广泛应用于汽车、建筑等领域。传统TRP材料通常以玻璃纤维、碳纤维作为增强体,由于成本高及不可降解等问题限制了发展和应用。本研究采用可生物降解的天然黄麻纤维为增强体,以乙烯酯为基体树脂,采用模压工艺制备双层黄麻织物增强乙烯酯树脂复合材料。考察经纱和纬纱的取向对复合材料密度、孔隙率及力学性能的影响。通过调整黄麻织物的纱线角度(0°,30°,45°,60°和90°),研究经纬纱角度对复合材料性能的影响,采用的模压成型工艺是80℃、7 MPa条件下压制2.5 h。为了考察模压温度的影响,将纱线角度为60°的试样在40℃的低温条件下(其余条件不变)压制成型。结果表明:与纯乙烯酯相比,黄麻纤维具有一定的增强作用,复合材料的弯曲强度和冲击强度分别提高24.77%和39.83%,拉伸性能降低30.52%。扫描电子显微镜结果显示,复合材料力学强度的提高与纱线间的孔隙分布有关。在研究范围内,经纬纱定向对复合材料的冲击强度影响比较显著。低温(40℃)条件下,制备的定向角为60°时的黄麻纤维增强乙烯基酯复合材料的各项力学性能达到最佳。     

Effect of thermal treatment on the swelling and surface roughness of common alder and wych elm wood

Wood heat treatment has increased significantly in recent years and is still growing as an industrial process to improve some wood properties. We studied the change of swellingand surface roughness of common alder(Alnus glutinosa(L.) Gaertn. ssp.glutinosa) and wych elm(Ulmus glabra Huds.) woods after heat treatment at two different temperatures and durations. The temperatures were 180 and 200 C and the durations were 2 and 4 h. A stylus method was employed to evaluate the surface characteristics of the samples. Roughness measurements by the stylus method were made in the direction perpendicular to the fiber on the wood surface. Four main roughness parameters, mean arithmetic deviation of profile(Ra), mean peak-to-valley height(Rz), root mean square roughness(Rq), and maximum roughness(Ry) were used to evaluate the effect of heat treatment on the surface characteristics of the specimens. Swelling and surface roughness parameters(Ra, Rz, Ry, and Rq) differed significantly for two temperatures and two durations of heat treatment. Swelling and surface roughness values decreased with increasing treatment temperature and treatment times.     

聚氨酯预聚体改性聚乳酸/木粉复合材料的制备及表征

通过共混挤出法制备聚氨酯预聚体(PUP)改性的聚乳酸/木粉(PLA/WF)复合材料,并对复合材料进行力学性能测试、动态热机械分析、接触角测量以及断面扫描电镜分析。力学性能分析表明:当PUP用量(以PLA和WF的质量计)为20%时,复合材料断裂弯曲应变和冲击强度分别为5.78%和18.3 k J/m2,较未改性的复合材料分别提高了209%和123%,PUP显示出较好的增韧效果。动态热机械分析表明:随着PUP用量的增加,复合材料中PUP相和PLA相的玻璃化转变温度均有所下降,并且储能模量显著降低,材料韧性得到改善。PUP的加入可显著提高复合材料对水的接触角,材料疏水性能得到改善。当PUP用量为25%时,接触角达83.7°,较未增韧复合材料接触角(66.6°)提高25.7%。拉伸断面的扫描电镜分析表明:添加PUP的复合材料断面有更多的木粉被拉出且空穴变多,断面更为不平整,呈现韧性断裂的特征。     

Hydration behavior and compressive strength of cement mixed with exploded wood fiber strand obtained by the water-vapor explosion process

Poor compatibility was found between exploded wood fiber strand (WFS) and cement due to the excessive presence of water-soluble degraded polysaccharides in extractives of exploded WFS obtained from weathered wood waste treated by the water-vapor explosion process (WVEP). This study presents some comparative results from a continuing investigation on the compressive strengths of exploded WFS–cement mixtures. Based on results previously obtained with the hydration test, the relation between hydration behavior and compressive strength of the mixture was explored. In addition, the effect of the curing age on compressive strength development of the mixture with selected additive chemicals was examined. The results supported the results of early studies with hydration tests indicating that adding MgCl₂ to the mixtures of exploded WFS mixed with quick-curing cement or ordinary Portland cement and a composite of MgCl₂ + CaO added to the mixture of exploded WFS and furnace-slag cement effectively improved the hydration behaviors; it greatly enhanced the compressive strengths of mixtures as well. Compressive strengths were strongly correlated to maximum hydration temperatures (T_max) of wood–cement mixtures influenced by the cement type, wood wastes (treated or not with WVEP), additive chemicals, and their content levels. The results also indicated that adding selected chemicals had no significant effect on compressive strength among the mixtures of exploded WFS mixed, respectively, with three types of cement at a curing age of 180 days. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to identify the hydration products and to probe the element distribution of the mixture in the wood–cement interface zone from a fractured surface.Part of this report was presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Gifu, April 2002     

The effect of elevated temperature exposure on the fracture toughness of solid wood and structural wood composites

Fracture toughness of wood and wood composites has traditionally been characterized by a stress intensity factor, an initiation strain energy release rate (G _init) or a total energy to fracture (G _f). These parameters provide incomplete fracture characterization for these materials because the toughness changes as the crack propagates. Thus, for materials such as wood, oriented strand board (OSB), plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL), it is essential to characterize the fracture properties during crack propagation by measuring a full crack resistant or R curve. This study used energy methods during crack propagation to measure full R curves and then compared the fracture properties of wood and various wood-based composites such as, OSB, LVL and plywood. The effect of exposure to elevated temperature on fracture properties of these materials was also studied. The steady-state energy release rate (G _SS) of wood was lower than that of wood composites such as LVL, plywood and OSB. The resin in wood composites provides them with a higher fracture toughness compared to solid lumber. Depending upon the internal structure of the material, the mode of failure also varied. With exposure to elevated temperatures, G _SS for all materials decreased while the failure mode remained the same. The scatter associated with conventional bond strength tests, such as internal bond and bond classification tests, renders any statistical comparison using those tests difficult. In contrast, fracture tests with R curve analysis may provide an improved tool for characterization of bond quality in wood composites.     

Effect of intermittent heat treatment on crystallinity in wood cellulose

The effect of intermittent heat treatment on cellulose crystallites in wood was studied to evaluate quantitatively the changes of crystallinity induced by intermittent and continuous heating. The changes in crystallinity were found to be strongly affected by the intermittent heat treatment. The increased crystallinity, the width of the crystals, and the piezoelectric properties were the same for the first intermittent heating as for continuous heating. Further intermittent heating for the same time duration and temperature had no effect on the above properties, probably due to the stopping of the thermal reaction during the interval. Our results suggested that intermittent heat treatment has certain critical cooling temperatures that stop the thermal reaction and are closely related to the duration of the interval. Samples once exposed to a certain duration of heat treatment and then cooled need more time, about twice that of the first duration of intermittent heating compared with continuous heating, to reach maximum crystallinity in wood cellulose.     

淀粉/木粉复合材料的制备与性能研究

以淀粉和木粉为原料,甘油为增塑剂,通过挤出成型制备淀粉/木粉可生物降解复合材料,重点研究淀粉/木粉混合比例对复合材料性能的影响。采用扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）和热重分析（TGA）对复合材料进行表征,并对复合材料的力学性能和吸水性能进行测试。实验结果表明：木粉的加入破坏热塑性淀粉的连续性,使复合材料的结晶度增大。复合材料的拉伸强度、吸水率和吸水厚度膨胀率随着木粉比例增大逐渐增大,断裂伸长率却逐渐降低。TGA测试结果表明,随着木粉加入比例增大,复合材料的热分解起始温度逐渐降低,但热分解的终止温度逐渐升高,淀粉和木粉两相依赖性逐渐减弱。     

A new technique to classify the compatibility of wood with cement

Summary Wood-cement panels have commanded renewed interest during the last decade because of their potential application in the building industry. Several methods to classify wood of various species regarding its compatibility with cement have been established in the literature based on hydration measurements in Dewar flasks. These ranking methods lack consistency in the classification of species because the hydration conditions vary among laboratories. Three techniques for evaluating wood-cement compatibility were established and compared. The best technique is based on a wood-cement compatibility factor which is the ratio of the area under the wood-cement hydration heat rate curve to that of neat cement. The area is calculated on 24-h basis starting from the initial cement set time. This area ratio method ranks species over a 100% scale and accounts well for species that are totally incompatible.This research was supported in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development under contract number 608-0160 administered by the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, Morocco, and the University of Minnesota, USA     

Influence of pulping variables on the properties of Elaeis guineensis soda pulp as evaluated by response surface methodology

Response surface methodology with central composite design was used to investigate the influence of pulping conditions, viz. cooking temperature, time-at-temperature and alkali charge for alkaline pulping of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibres, on the properties of the pulp and paper obtained (screened yield, Kappa number, tensile and tear indices). Quadratic models consisting of the three independent variables were found to accurately describe the pulping of this material with correlation between the actual and predicted values of the response variables having a relatively good degree of R². The delignification of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre can be achieved with ease using sodium hydroxide as the sole cooking agent to about 30–45% yield with the process greatly enhanced by an increase in temperature. Although, a relatively low temperature (about 160°C) within the limits of pulping time (60–120 min) and of alkali charge between 20 and 30% is generally sufficient.