@article{article_492418, title={Evaluation of furniture industry wastes in polymer composite production}, journal={Mobilya ve Ahşap Malzeme Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={1}, pages={78–85}, year={2018}, DOI={10.33725/mamad.492418}, author={Narlıoğlu, Nasır and Salan, Tufan and Çetin, Nihat Sami and Alma, Mehmet Hakkı}, keywords={Mobilya endüstrisi atıkları,kompozit malzeme,PVC,MDF,mekanik özellikler}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:0cm;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">In this study, composite materials
were produced by adding medium density fiberboard (MDF) waste and massive
timber waste from furniture industry into PVC polymer matrix at different
ratios. For the production of PVC composite materials, each waste material was
mixed with PVC polymer and then, they were converted into pellets using twin
screw extruder and combined pelletizer. The obtained pellets were molded into
composite boards in 250 x 250 x 2 mm dimensions via hot press molding
technique. The mechanical properties of the produced composites were compared
with each other and with pure PVC based board in order to determine whether
they can be used in various applications. The result of the mechanical tests showed
that the tensile strength value of 10% wood flour-added PVC composites had the
highest tensile strength value of 24.51 MPa. On the other hand, the highest
bending strength value of 61.20 MPa was found for composite material with 10%
MDF powder.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Bekir Cihad BAL}