Wood fiber and plant fiber were originally used as low-cost, modified filling materials to improve the rigidity of plastics. Plastic-wood plastics can be used as resources and can be recycled. Whether the materials can be recycled has become an important consideration in the selection of materials in the industry. Therefore, the prospects Optimistic, the main features can be summarized as follows:
⑴ Durable, long life, with a wood-like appearance, and higher hardness than plastic;
⑵ It has excellent physical properties, better dimensional stability than wood, no cracks, warpage, no wood knots, or twill. Adding colorants, film or composite surface can make various products with brilliant colors;
⑶ It has the processability of thermoplastics and is easy to form. It can be processed with general plastic processing equipment or after a little modification. The new investment in processing equipment is small, which is convenient for popularization and application;
⑷ It has secondary processing similar to wood, can be cut, glued, fixed with nails or bolts, can be painted, product specifications and shapes can be adjusted according to user requirements, with great flexibility;
⑸ Not afraid of moth-eaten, aging resistance, corrosion resistance, low water absorption, no deformation due to moisture absorption;
⑹ Can be reused and recycled, environmentally friendly;
⑺ Low maintenance cost.
The disadvantage is that the toughness is lower than that of the plastic matrix resin, and processing equipment, downstream devices, and molds need to be adjusted and modified accordingly.