Study of the Impact of Epoxidized Soybean Oil on the Characteristics of Wood-Polymer Composites
The effect of epoxidized soybean oil on the operational, technological, and physical and mechanical properties of composites based on high-density recycled polyethylene filled with wood floor was investigated. It has been shown that the introduction of epoxidized soybean oil in the amount of 0.5 wt.% into the wood-polymer composite (WPC) improves the physical, mechanical, and operational properties of the material: the Charpy impact strength (on notched samples) increases from 7.5 kJ/m<sup>2</sup> to 20.0 kJ/m<sup>2</sup>, the bending strength increases from 31.6 MPa to 50.8 MPa, and the coefficient of linear thermal expansion decreases by 15%. With a further increase in the content of epoxidized soybean oil in the composite, its water absorption and technological shrinkage decrease, but its physical and mechanical properties deteriorate.
Authors
- Iryna Sukha
- Александр Олегович Ерёмин (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-578X)
- Marcel Fedák (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-3073)
- К.М. Sukhyy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-8268)
- Olena Prokopenko
- Andrii Kulikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5783-3287)
- D.S. Kryvolapov
- Tomas Hrebik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5318-5772)
- Angelo Musaio
Institutions
- Technical University of Košice (SK)
- Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology (UA)
- Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (UA)
- University of Genoa (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112455
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.61
Funders
- Kultúrna a Edukacná Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR
- Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV