Environmental Science and Pollution Research

, volume 24 , issue 13 , pages 12227-12237

Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes

Lei Wang ¹

Season S Chen ¹

Daniel C W Tsang ¹

Chi-Sun Poon ¹

Yong Sik Ok ²

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, China |

School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science & Korea Biochar Research Center, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2017-03-28

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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ISSN: 09441344, 16147499

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6

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Considering the resource waste and environmental burden for timber and plastic materials ending up at landfills, this study proposed upcycling wood and plastic waste into value-added wood-plastic composites (WPCs), complying with the standard requirements of flexural strength, thickness swelling, water absorption and thermal insulation. Biological deterioration is a major concern of WPCs. Bacterial survival, fungal attack and algal growth of bactericide-treated WPCs were holistically analysed. Melamine resin was adopted for impregnating anti-microbial agents on the surface. All the agents showed excellent bactericidal rate (Escherichia coli), yet poly-diallyl-dimethyl-ammonium chloride (PolyDADMAC) and silver had the lowest minimum inhibitory concentrations. In terms of weight loss and strength reduction due to fungal decay (Coriolus versicolor), PolyDADMAC, silver and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) imparted the highest resistance on the WPCs. Moreover, PolyDADMAC and copper provided the most protection against algal growth (Chlorella vulgaris), and the former presented durable inhibitory effect. This study presents a value-added solution to wood/plastic waste recycling.

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Wang L. et al. Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes // Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017. Vol. 24. No. 13. pp. 12227-12237.

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Wang L., Chen S. S., Tsang D. C. W., Poon C., Ok Y. S. Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes // Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017. Vol. 24. No. 13. pp. 12227-12237.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6

UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6

TI - Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes

T2 - Environmental Science and Pollution Research

AU - Wang, Lei

AU - Chen, Season S

AU - Tsang, Daniel C W

AU - Poon, Chi-Sun

AU - Ok, Yong Sik

PY - 2017

DA - 2017/03/28

PB - Springer Nature

SP - 12227-12237

IS - 13

VL - 24

PMID - 28353107

SN - 0944-1344

SN - 1614-7499

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@article{2017_Wang,

author = {Lei Wang and Season S Chen and Daniel C W Tsang and Chi-Sun Poon and Yong Sik Ok},

title = {Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes},

journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},

year = {2017},

volume = {24},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {mar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6},

number = {13},

pages = {12227--12237},

doi = {10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6}

}

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Wang, Lei, et al. “Enhancing anti-microbial properties of wood-plastic composites produced from timber and plastic wastes.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 24, no. 13, Mar. 2017, pp. 12227-12237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8770-6.

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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1.004

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10.6

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—

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09441344 (Print)

16147499 (Electronic)