Abstract

In this study, it was evaluated some mechanical properties of polypropylene composites reinforced with resin impregnated paper waste (MIPW) obtained from the particleboard and fiberboard factories. To meet this objective, resin impregnated paper waste and pine wood flour were compounded with polypropylene with coupling agent (MAPP) in a twin screw co-rotating extruder and then was manufactured by injection molding process. Injection molded composites were prepared from the wood flour, MIPW powder and polypropylene with maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP) at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 wt% contents of the MIPW powder. The tensile and flexural properties of wood polypropylene composites filled with resin impregnated paper waste were decreased. But still, the test results showed that the MIPW can be efficiently used as reinforcing filler for polypropylene composite due to satisfactory mechanical properties of the composites.