Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) made by selective laser sintering (SLS) approach of 3D printing offer many advantages over single polymer materials, such as low cost, sustainability, and better sintering accuracy. However, WPCs made via SLS are too weak to have widespread applications. In order to increase the mechanical properties of WPCs, a novel type of WPCs containing 0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.15 w...

Four pigs fitted with two sets of re-entrant cannulas in the upper jejunum were used to study the effect of two oat-flour (F)- and oat-bran (B)-based diets without or with (FC and BC respectively) addition of 148 g wood cellulose/kg on jejunal flow and absorption of glucose over an isolated loop of jejunum. Mean transit time (MTT) of flow from the proximal re-entrant cannula increased from appr...

The objective of this research is to study the effect fungal decay on mechanical and physical characteristics thermally treated wood flour-plastic composites. First, chips (Fagus orientalis L.) were for 30 120 minutes at three various temperatures (120, 150, 180 °C) under saturated vapor in a steaming vessel they ground (40 60 mesh size) by wily mill machine. Then polypropylene (PP), beech flou...