Roughness and color evaluation of wood polymer composites filled by household waste of mate-tea

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  • Pedro H. G. de Cademartori
  • André L. Missio
  • Bruno D. Mattos
  • Darci A. Gatto
  • Washington L. E. Magalhães
  • Edson A. Lima

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Aesthetic characteristics, economic value chain, eucalypt wood, Ilex paraguariensis, polypropylene composite.

Abstract

This study presents the preparation of polypropylene composites filled with mixtures of household waste of mate-tea and wood particles to increase the economic value chain of mate-tea, especially in Latin America. Filler mixtures in proportions ranging from 0 to 60% depending on the type of particle were used. The polypropylene matrix was fixed at 40% and roughness surface and color evaluation were performed. The highest mean roughness (Ra) was observed for the composite with 30:30% proportion of filler mixture, which denotes the difficulty of homogenizing a mixture of fillers with different shapes and dimensions. Nevertheless, even with higher roughness for composites with a balanced blend of filler, this does not imply the presence of large peaks and valleys. In general, all the composites presented a dark color. Variation of color composites was more evident for higher proportions of household waste of mate-tea.

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H. G. de Cademartori, P., L. Missio, A., D. Mattos, B., A. Gatto, D., L. E. Magalhães, W., & A. Lima, E. (2015). Roughness and color evaluation of wood polymer composites filled by household waste of mate-tea. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 17(3), 457–468. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2081

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