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High-Strength, Thermally Stable, and Processable Wood Fiber/Polyamide Composites for Engineering Structural

Zhengtong You¹, Haigang Wang¹, Feng Zhang¹

¹Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China.

Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

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Hydrothermal pretreatment removes hemicellulose from wood fibers, enhancing their compatibility with polyamide. This creates advanced wood fiber/plastic composites with improved mechanical strength and thermal stability for structural applications.

Keywords:

interfacial bonding mechanical strengthening polymer‐matrix composites thermal stability wood fibers

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Science
Sustainable Materials

Background:

Hybrid wood fiber/plastic composites offer sustainable agroforestry waste utilization and reduce plastic pollution.
Poor interface compatibility between natural wood fibers and polymers limits composite mechanical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a straightforward, additive-free method to enhance wood fiber/polyamide composite interface compatibility.
To improve the mechanical and thermal properties of wood fiber/polyamide composites.

Main Methods:

Hydrothermal pretreatment to remove hemicellulose from wood fibers.
Compositing hydrothermally treated wood fibers (HWFs) with polyamide.
Characterization of HWPACs' thermal stability, interfacial bonding, and mechanical properties.

Main Results:

Effective hemicellulose removal (78.35%) increased HWFs' thermal degradation temperature by 27.49°C.
Improved interfacial bonding prevented micro-gaps, enhancing mechanical strength (flexural strength 139.45 MPa).
HWPACs exhibit high strength, thermal stability, and low density (1.22 g cm⁻³).

Conclusions:

Hydrothermal pretreatment is an effective, eco-friendly method to improve wood fiber/polyamide composites.
The developed HWPACs are suitable for lightweight, high-strength engineering structural components.
This approach simplifies manufacturing and offers environmental benefits by avoiding chemical additives.