Investigation of the dynamic mechanical behavior of polypropylene/(wood flour)/(kenaf fiber) hybrid composites

Abstract

Polypropylene/(wood flour)/(kenaf fiber) hybrid composites were prepared in an internal mixer. Kenaf was considered as a fibrous filler and wood flour as a particulate filler. The lignocellulosic loading used was 50%. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis properties such as storage modulus (E′), loss modulus (E″), damping factor (tan δ), and adhesion factor were evaluated. It was found that the adhesion factor could interpret the interfacial adhesion between lignocellulosic fillers and the plastic matrix macroscopically. This factor was affected by the type of filler used and the coupling agent concentration. The variation of storage modulus was affected more by the shape of the filler and the coupling agent concentration at higher temperatures than at temperatures below the glass transition. Owing to a higher probability of agglomeration in a sample containing 50 wt% of wood flour, the storage modulus and complex viscosity of this sample were higher than those of other samples. Cole‐Cole diagrams showed that the homogeneity of samples containing a higher amount of coupling agent was higher than that of samples with a lower concentration. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2009. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers

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