2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.12.033
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Abstract: Polypropylene composites were prepared from sugarcane bagasse fibers by extrusion and injection molding. Wood flour was used as reference filler in the study. The fiber content of the composites changed between 0 and 30 wt% in 5 wt% steps. Maleated polypropylene was used as coupling agent to improve interfacial adhesion. Mechanical properties were characterized by tensile and fracture testing, while local

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“…High-density polyethylene was supplied by Ethydco Egypt as pellets with melt flow index of 4.4 g/10 min (190 C/2.16 kg) and density of 0.952 g/cm 3 . The sisal fibers were purchased from the local Egyptian market as long fibers and cut manually with scissors to about 6 ± 2 mm before washing with water and drying in oven at 70 C for 24 hours.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…High-density polyethylene was supplied by Ethydco Egypt as pellets with melt flow index of 4.4 g/10 min (190 C/2.16 kg) and density of 0.952 g/cm 3 . The sisal fibers were purchased from the local Egyptian market as long fibers and cut manually with scissors to about 6 ± 2 mm before washing with water and drying in oven at 70 C for 24 hours.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1,2] There are many natural fibers produced from plants and used as reinforcing materials to enhance the biodegradability of polymeric materials. Many researchers have investigated the use of natural fibers such as sugarcane, [3] sisal, [4] banana, [5] jute, [6] and bamboo [7] for these purposes. Among the available plant fibers, sisal is a hard fiber produced from the Agave sisalana plant.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A lot of research has been conducted on bagasse composites. For instance, the effect of bagasse sizes, bagasse contents, nano-particle enhancements of bagasse-based polyethylene composites, the deformation and failure of bagasse-reinforced polypropylene, mechanical characterizations of several natural fibre-reinforced epoxies including bagasse [2,8,9]. Recently, there have also been investigations on hybrid reinforcement.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The researchers take various factors in their concern while selecting fibers as raw material for composite fabrication such as physical and mechanical properties, cost, environmental aspects, toxicity, health hazards, flexibility, plant's age, availability etc. The natural fibers are directly related with good mechanical and physical properties, effective cost, absence of health hazards, eco-friendly, non-toxicity, higher flexibility, availability, lower plant's age and ease of collection [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of polypropylene (pp) as a matrix material in composite fabrication with natural fibers has been noticed in different research papers. [1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Polypropylene is possessed with various striking properties such as good mechanical and bending properties, transparency, dimensional stability, flame resistance, high heat distortion temperature and high impact strength.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%