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Use of some plant wastes as fillers for polypropylene
Author(s) -
Eboatu A. N.,
Akpuaka M. U.,
Ezenweke L. O.,
Afiukwa J. N.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.11418
Subject(s) - polypropylene , materials science , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , flexural strength , palm kernel , pulp (tooth) , izod impact strength test , polymer , young's modulus , palm oil , chemistry , medicine , food science , pathology
Palm kernel shell and the palm fruit pulp fiber were used as additives for polypropylene. The mechanical properties of the polymer, namely, tensile strength, impact strength, surface hardness, and flexural modulus were remarkably enhanced. This was attributed to the fact that these solid wastes functioned as reinforcing fillers through bonding interactions and stress‐sharing mechanisms. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 1447–1452, 2003