Physico-mechanical properties of chemically treated palm and coir fiber reinforced polypropylene composites |
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| Authors: | Md Mominul Haque Mahbub Hasan Md Saiful Islam Md Ershad Ali |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh;2. Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh;3. Department of Chemistry, Tejgong College, National University, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | 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 palm 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. |
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| Keywords: | Physico-mechanical properties Chemical treatment Palm Coir Polypropylene composite |
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