Study of the Behavior of Moisture Absorption and Swelling in High Filler Loading Kenaf Core/Bast Polyethylene Composites

One of the major concerns of wood plastic composite for outdoor application is moisture absorption and thickness swelling (TS). This study investigates the effect of temperature on moisture absorption and TS characteristics of kenaf reinforced polyethylene composite (KPeC). The kenaf materials (core and bast) are at a ratio of 60:10 and were treated with 10 % magnesium chloride (MgCl2). For the preparation of composites, the weight ratio of the...