Researchers at WPC have developed a sludge cellulose plastic composite (SPC) that uses recovered sludge cellulose from a wastewater treatment plant. The researchers tested the SPC against a conventional wood plastic composite (Brunel University) using both maleic anhydride (MA) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) as interfacial bonding coupling agents. Results indicate Brunel University was slightly more thermally stable than SPC, but the latter performed better environmentally and economically. MA was shown to be more efficient than VTMS in terms of interfacial bonding in both composites.
Researchers at Brunel University have developed a sludge cellulose plastic composite (SPC) that uses recovered sludge cellulose from a wastewater treatment plant. The researchers tested the SPC against a conventional wood plastic composite (WPC) using both maleic anhydride (MA) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) as interfacial bonding coupling agents. Results indicate WPC was slightly more thermally stable than SPC, but the latter performed better environmentally and economically. MA was shown to be more efficient than VTMS in terms of interfacial bonding in both composites.