Elemental Analysis of Reed and Manufacture of Composites Using Mixture of Reed and Poplar

Abstract:

Reed is a natural biological material and has great potential as reinforced material in bio-composites.The morphology and element contents of reed stem were investigated using scanning electronic microscopy equipped with energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM/EDS). And the effects of the mass mixing ratio of reed and poplar particles, dosage of water repellent on the physical and mechanical properties of reed/poplar composites were determined. Results indicated that the outside surface of reed stem has high silica content.The mass mixing ratio of 6:4 or 5:5 resulted in an optimum reed/poplar products. As the mass mixing ratio ranged from 4:6 to 10:0, the composites could be produced without adding additional water repellent. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture qualified reed/poplar composites by using urea-formaldehyde resin.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 248)
• Pages: 243-249
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.248.243
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Xin Zhou Wang, Jing Wu, Yu He Deng, Cheng Bin Liao, Xiang Lin Fan, Xiang Ge Wang
• Keywords: Mechanical Property, Reed/Poplar Composites, Silica, Water Repellent

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