Physico-mechanical properties of chemically treated palm and coir fiber reinforced polypropylene composites

被引:282
作者
Haque, Md. Mominul [1 ]
Hasan, Mahbub [2 ]
Islam, Md. Saiful [1 ]
Ali, Md. Ershad
机构
[1] Bangladesh Univ Engn & Technol, Dept Chem, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
[2] Bangladesh Univ Engn & Technol, Dept Mat & Met Engn, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
关键词
Physico-mechanical properties; Chemical treatment; Palm; Coir; Polypropylene composite; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; WATER-ABSORPTION; FILLER; BEHAVIOR; WOOD;
D O I
10.1016/j.biortech.2009.04.072
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
In this work, palm and coir fiber reinforced polypropylene bio-composites were manufactured using a single extruder and injection molding machine. Raw palm and coir were chemically treated with benzene diazonium salt to increase their compatibility with the polypropylene matrix. Both raw and treated pain) and coir fiber at five level of fiber loading (15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 wt.%) was utilized during composite manufacturing. Microstructural analysis and mechanical tests were conducted. Comparison has been made between the properties of the palm and coir fiber composites. Treated fiber reinforced specimens yielded better mechanical properties compared to the raw composites, while coir fiber composites had better mechanical properties than palm fiber ones. Based on fiber loading, 30% fiber reinforced composites had the optimum set of mechanical properties. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:4903 / 4906
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