Three different recycle codes of plastic/Acacia fibre composites: physical and morphological properties

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Table 1. Percentage combination of WPC of PP-WF, HDPE-WF, and LDPE-WF.

Code	Plastic content (%)	Weight of plastic (g)	Wood fiber content (%)	Weight of wood fibers (g)
100PP/HDPE/LDPE:0WF	100	15	0	0
90PP/HDPE/LDPE:10WF	90	13.5	10	1.5
80PP/HDPE/LDPE:20WF	80	12	20	3
70PP/HDPE/LDPE:30WF	70	10.5	30	4.5
60PP/HDPE/LDPE:40WF	60	9	40	6
50PP/HDPE/LDPE:50WF	50	7.5	50	7.5

Note: PP denote Polypropylene, HDPE denote High density polyethylene, LDPE denote Low density polyethylene, WF denote Wood fiber

Figure 1. Effect of plastic content on water absorption of wood-plastic composite of PP-WF, HDPE-WF, and LDPE-WF.

Figure 2. SEM micrographs of the wood-plastic composite at 150x magnification. (a) PP-WF at 50% plastic content (b) HDPE-WF at 50% plastic content (c) LDPE-WF at 50% plastic content.

Figure 3. Effect of plastic content on thickness swelling of wood-plastic composite of PP-WF, HDPE-WF, and LDPE-WF.

Figure 4. Effect of plastic content on density of wood-plastic composite of PP-WF, HDPE-WF, and LDPE-WF.