Abstract:
In order to improve the aspergillus niger corrosion resistance of eucalyptus/polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites, TiO
2 was added to prepare TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites. The TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites were subjected to the mold accelerated corrosion test, the accelerated corrosion conditions:the temperature was 28℃ and the humidity was 85%. The color difference, mechanical properties, water absorption performance, the functional groups, microtopography and thermal stability of TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites before and after corrosion were tested and analyzed. The results show that TiO
2 can improve the mold corrosion resistance of eucalyptus/PVC composite. The TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites present less mold phase when the TiO
2 adding amount is 2wt% after corrosion. The color difference and water absorption of TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites decrease by 69.32% and 13.33% respectively in comparison to the composites without TiO
2. And the tensile strength, impact strength, bending strength and bending modulus of TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composites increase by 31.17%, 39.44%, 40.75% and 10.99%, respectively. The 2wt%TiO
2-eucalyptus/PVC composite obtained at higher thermal decomposition temperature in each stage indicates the better thermal stability. The more TiO
2 content will affect the interface of eucalyptus fiber and PVC, making it to be more susceptible to mold corrosion.