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Introduction
Published in Suresh C. Ameta, Rakshit Ameta, Garima Ameta, Sonochemistry, 2018
Now, polymers have almost replaced all of the traditional materials of construction, furniture, textile, etc., such as metals, wood, cotton, and therefore, the present era is perfectly named as Polymer Era. The society has to contribute a lot to this and is facing problems for this replacement, because polymers are not biodegradable and their disposal after use is becoming a challenge for all of us. Ultrasound comes to our rescue at this stage for the degradation of some polymers or at least convert these polymers to a biodegradable component so that this can be used in further applications. This source of energy is also used in the synthesis of some polymers.
Solid Surface Characteristics
Published in K.S. Birdi, Surface Chemistry and Geochemistry of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2016
In industry and in many other everyday systems, one needs to join two solid surfaces by using glues or adhesives (Kamperman and Synytska, 2012; Bissonnette et al., 2015; Starostina et al., 2014): Plastic on metal (car industry, construction industry, etc.)Plastic on glassMetal to glassWood to wood (furniture, housing, boats)Oil- and gas-recovery pipingAeroplane wings, windmill wings
Development and mechanical properties of straw-polyethylene imitation rattan material with wheat straw fibre
Published in Environmental Technology, 2022
Yue Qiu, Yiliang Liu, Yifan Dai, Xiang’an Lu, Surendra Sarsaiya, Zhihao Wang, Greg Joseph Duns, Jishuang Chen
Traditional rattan furniture has a long history in China. It is natural, environmentally friendly, strong, comfortable, and highly coveted by consumer [1]. However, natural rattan is detrimentally affected by dampness, mould, and aging, so it is not suitable for use in outdoor environments. In addition, rattan faces a trend of higher prices and a shortage of raw materials, as Indonesia is the only major rattan exporting country. These factors have prompted research for new raw materials for rattan production. In recent years, imitation rattan furniture has been developed using synthetic materials made of polymers as the raw material [2]. Polyethylene plastic particles are used to produce plastic imitation rattan and use a metal frame as the skeleton for synthetic rattan furniture [3].