Open AccessDesign of high mechanical and thermal resistant composites using marine plant waste
Author(s) -
Saoussen Zannen,
Riadh Zouari,
Hassen Mohamed Ben,
Laurence Jeanmichel,
Molina Stephane
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
industria textilă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1222-5347
DOI - 10.35530/it.069.06.1515
Subject(s) - posidonia oceanica , composite material , materials science , composite number , fiber , thermal , natural fiber , polypropylene , reinforcement , mediterranean climate , mediterranean sea , meteorology , ecology , physics , biology
We investigate the mechanical and thermal properties of a composite structure manufactured from polypropylene matrixreinforced with marine waste fibers, Posidonia oceanica. We show that this fiber largely available on Mediterraneancoasts presents many advantages compared to other natural fibers conventionally used as reinforcement. In fact,Posidonia fiber is extracted easily with only mechanical action. Moreover, it enhances the mechanical properties of thewhole composite without any need of compatibilizers due to its hydrophobicity. Finally, apart from the mechanicalperformances, we demonstrate that the incorporation of the fiber with high ratio does not degrade its thermal propertieswhich are a specificity of thermally resistant fibers that could open a wide range of applications.