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Compression‐molded composites from waste polypropylene carpets
Author(s) -
Zhao Yi,
Pan Gangwei,
Xu Helan,
Yang Yiqi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.23973
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polypropylene , absorption of water , flexural strength , compression molding , compression (physics) , izod impact strength test , ultimate tensile strength , mold
In this research, compression‐molded composites were developed from discarded polypropylene (PP) carpets and showed good mechanical properties, water stability and acoustic property. Compared to jute/PP composites, the composites from PP carpets had 14%, 20%, and 40% higher flexural strength, impact resistance, and elastic modulus, respectively. In addition, with 58.3% and 14.5% higher sound absorption and water stability than jute/PP composites, the composites from carpets demonstrated good potential for industrial applications and could promote sustainability of material industries. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:595–605, 2018. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers