@article{scholars102,
           title = {Recycle polypropylene (RPP) - Wood saw dust (WSD) composites - Part 1: The effect of different filler size and filler loading on mechanical and water absorption properties},
          number = {12},
          volume = {25},
            note = {cited By 61},
             doi = {10.1177/0731684406062060},
         journal = {Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites},
           pages = {1291--1303},
            year = {2006},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33747616653&doi=10.1177\%2f0731684406062060&partnerID=40&md5=ae89f257951eabfbc65f4de1307ea2fc},
        keywords = {Dust; Fillers; Mechanical properties; Particle size analysis; Thermoplastics; Water absorption, Recycled polypropylene (RPP); Thermoplastic composites; Water absorption properties; Wood saw dust (WSD), Polypropylenes},
        abstract = {The compounding of recycled polypropylene (RPP) and wood saw dust (WSD) are carried out using five different filler loadings (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50) with three WSD filler sizes (100, 212, and 300 mm). The composites are mixed and extruded using Haake Rheodrive 500 twin screw extruder. The mechanical and water absorption properties of composites are characterized accordingly. The results show that composites with a smaller particle size (100 mm) have remarkably higher properties compared to others (212 and 300 mm). Composites filled up to 30 WSD exhibits improved mechanical properties but the value dramatically decreased above 30 filler loading. The evidence of fiber-matrix interphase is analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM). {\^A}{\copyright} 2006 SAGE Publications.},
          author = {Khalil, H. P. S. A. and Shahnaz, S. B. S. and Ratnam, M. M. and Ahmad, F. and Fuaad, N. A. N.},
            issn = {07316844}
}