Kajian komposit plastik daur ulang dengan serbuk kayu untuk bahan bangunan

Abstract

The require problem were wood as building material either for material, decoration, or furniture increases along with the raise of population. Composite is a material which is formed by two or more distinctive components united. The manufacturing of composite made of recycle plastic and wood flour is aimed to lower environmental encumbering and produce a kind of product for building material. Composite of recycle plastic and wood flour is that made of recycle plastic as the matrix and wood flour as the filler, and expected being able to adopt both properties. The process of composite manufacturing was carried-out through the phase of preparation for filler, plastic recycle, mixing, pelletizing, and product manufacturing. It can be concluded from the review that the quantity, type of wood selected, size of wood flour prepared, water content, and quantity of compatibilizer affect very much upon the quality of composite produced. Composite produced of plastic recycle and wood flour by applying certain technology can be used for material building.