Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers
Polypropylene (PP) biocomposites containing 20 wt.% sunflower hull as a particulate reinforcement were compounded and tested under tensile, flexural, and impact loadings. The incorporation of the sunflower hull without compatibilizer resulted in diminished tensile strength and impact energy absorpti...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2012-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Polymer Science |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/472078 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832545419071062016 |
|---|---|
| author | Brent A. Nerenz Michael A. Fuqua Venkata S. Chevali Chad A. Ulven |
| author_facet | Brent A. Nerenz Michael A. Fuqua Venkata S. Chevali Chad A. Ulven |
| author_sort | Brent A. Nerenz |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Polypropylene (PP) biocomposites containing 20 wt.% sunflower hull as a particulate reinforcement were compounded and tested under tensile, flexural, and impact loadings. The incorporation of the sunflower hull without compatibilizer resulted in diminished tensile strength and impact energy absorption but increased flexural strength and both tensile modulus and flexural modulus when compared to neat PP. Formulations containing three different chemical compatibilizers were tested to determine their effectiveness in improving the interfacial adhesion between the fiber surface and PP chains. Maleic anhydride grafted with PP (MA-g-PP) achieved greater improvements in tensile strength but reduced impact strength in comparison to an acrylic-acid-grafted PP compatibilizer (AA-g-PP). The molecular weight, graft level, and the ability to affect strength, modulus, and absorbed impact energy were also investigated for the compatibilizers. A MA-g-PP having high molecular weight and low graft level was most effective in improving the investigated properties of a sunflower hull-reinforced polypropylene biocomposite. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-1455c68d948f442ba1aa56c79a0223fb |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-9422 1687-9430 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2012-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Polymer Science |
| spelling | doaj-art-1455c68d948f442ba1aa56c79a0223fb2025-02-03T07:25:51ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/472078472078Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated CompatibilizersBrent A. Nerenz0Michael A. Fuqua1Venkata S. Chevali2Chad A. Ulven3Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, 111 Dolve Hall NDSU Dept 2490, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, 111 Dolve Hall NDSU Dept 2490, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, 111 Dolve Hall NDSU Dept 2490, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, 111 Dolve Hall NDSU Dept 2490, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108, USAPolypropylene (PP) biocomposites containing 20 wt.% sunflower hull as a particulate reinforcement were compounded and tested under tensile, flexural, and impact loadings. The incorporation of the sunflower hull without compatibilizer resulted in diminished tensile strength and impact energy absorption but increased flexural strength and both tensile modulus and flexural modulus when compared to neat PP. Formulations containing three different chemical compatibilizers were tested to determine their effectiveness in improving the interfacial adhesion between the fiber surface and PP chains. Maleic anhydride grafted with PP (MA-g-PP) achieved greater improvements in tensile strength but reduced impact strength in comparison to an acrylic-acid-grafted PP compatibilizer (AA-g-PP). The molecular weight, graft level, and the ability to affect strength, modulus, and absorbed impact energy were also investigated for the compatibilizers. A MA-g-PP having high molecular weight and low graft level was most effective in improving the investigated properties of a sunflower hull-reinforced polypropylene biocomposite.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/472078 |
| spellingShingle | Brent A. Nerenz Michael A. Fuqua Venkata S. Chevali Chad A. Ulven Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers |
| title_full | Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers |
| title_fullStr | Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers |
| title_short | Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers |
| title_sort | processing and characterization of a polypropylene biocomposite compounded with maleated and acrylated compatibilizers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/472078 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT brentanerenz processingandcharacterizationofapolypropylenebiocompositecompoundedwithmaleatedandacrylatedcompatibilizers AT michaelafuqua processingandcharacterizationofapolypropylenebiocompositecompoundedwithmaleatedandacrylatedcompatibilizers AT venkataschevali processingandcharacterizationofapolypropylenebiocompositecompoundedwithmaleatedandacrylatedcompatibilizers AT chadaulven processingandcharacterizationofapolypropylenebiocompositecompoundedwithmaleatedandacrylatedcompatibilizers |