Open AccessFabrication and Characterisation of PP/TS Biocomposites
Author(s) -
S. Sreenivasan,
Neethumol M David,
Hanna J. Maria,
Sabu Thomas,
Józef T. Haponiuk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1132/1/012030
Subject(s) - materials science , composite number , polypropylene , composite material , contact angle , fabrication , scanning electron microscope , absorption of water , biocomposite , fiber , absorption (acoustics) , polymer , filler (materials) , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Biocomposites are eco-friendly composite materials formed by the combination of any polymer matrix and the reinforcement of any natural fiber. This particular composite is gaining more attention in research field in order to reduce the utilization of inorganic fillers in the reinforcement of thermoplastics and biodegradable plastics. In this study, we used various amounts of turmeric spent (TS) viz, 5%, 7%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% (w/w) for the fabrication of Polypropylene/TS composites. These various composition mixtures are blended and melt on a Haake mixer, then it is placed over a compression mould of 2mm thickness and forms composite films of different composition. The developed composites were characterized using different techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, contact angle measurement and water absorption. SEM images clearly shows the presence of TS content in biocomposites. From contact angle measurement, it is clear that the 7% PP/TS composite shows better hydrophobic nature. From absorption measurement technique, the higher composition samples show better absorption capacity due to the presence of OH-group within the turmeric spent.