Authors : Charaf Lazrak, Abdelillah Hakam, Maryama Hammi, Abderrahim Famiri and Mohsine Ziani
Abstract: Composite plates containing pine wood particulates and high density Polyethylene (PE) matrix were prepared using thermo-compression and characterized by Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) measurements at room temperature and under frequency interval of 40-100 kHz for different wood contents ranging from 40-70%. The double-DCE (ZARC) Model was used as equivalent circuit for the obtained plates. The impedance parameters of this model such as intracellular Resistance (Ri), extracellular Resistances (Re1 and i Re2 ), relaxation time (τ1 and τ2 ) and the distributed coefficient of the relaxation time (Ψ1 and Ψ2 ) were determined for the different specimens. Effects of pine powder concentration on interfacial compatibility within the composites were analyzed. The relaxation time increased with increasing wood contents up to 50% and decreased at higher rates. This finding suggests that the optimal interfacial compatibility in wood powder/polyethylene chips composites without additives is attributed at 50% wood contents.
Charaf Lazrak, Abdelillah Hakam, Maryama Hammi, Abderrahim Famiri and Mohsine Ziani, 2018. Examination of Interfacial Compatibility Within WPC Panels Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 2786-2790.