Evaluation of Thermal and Thermo-mechanic Properties of Composites Based on Styrene-butadiene Copolymer (SBS)-seed Shell Particles

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of agricultural wastes is a high impact research area, due the fact that this kind of materials can provide some interesting properties to a polymer matrix. Among these materials, the seed shell are materials with no industrial applications, so it is necessary to find a use in the aim to avoid the pollution. The Styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBS) is a wide used material due it thermoplastic behavior. In present work, the inclusion of two different species of seed shell particles: (jatropha curcas seed particles (JCSP) and pistachio (PSP)) into a Styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBS) and their effect on the thermal behavior of the resulting composites have been studied. The composites were prepared by melting fussion process at different concentrations ranging from 2 to 10 phr (parts per hounded of resin). The obtained composites were characterized by means of Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) and infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).