Effect of waste fillers addition on properties of high-density polyethylene composites: mechanical properties, burning rate, and water absorption

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Z. M. Rasib ◽  
M. Mariatti ◽  
H. Y. Atay
2018 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venitalitya Augustia ◽  
Achmad Chafidz ◽  
Lucky Setyaningsih ◽  
Muhammad Rizal ◽  
Mujtahid Kaavessina ◽  
...  

The trend of using natural fibers as green filler in the fabrication of polymer composites is increasing. One of these natural fibers is date palm fiber (DPF). Date palm fiber is considered as agricultural waste in certain areas, such as Middle East countries. Therefore, the utilization of this fiber in the composites fabrication is an interesting topic of research. In the current study, composites were prepared by melt blending DPF with high density polyethylene (HDPE). Five different DPF loadings were studied (i.e. 0, 5, 10, 20, 30 wt%). The effect of the DPF loadings on the mechanical properties and water absorption behavior of the composites were investigated. The tensile test result showed that tensile strengths of all the composites samples were all higher than the neat HDPE with the maximum improvement was achieved at the DPF loading of 5 wt% (i.e. DFC-5), which was about 19.23 MPa (138% higher than the neat HDPE). Whereas, the flexural test result showed that the flexural strength of the composites slightly increased compared to that of the neat HDPE only until 5 wt% DPF loading (i.e. DFC-5). Afterward, the flexural strength of the DFC-10 was equal to that of the neat HDPE, and decreasing with further increase of DPF loadings. Additionally, the water absorption test result showed that the water absorption rate and uptake of water (at equilibrium) increased with the increase of DPF loading.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 14943-14950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jobin Varghese ◽  
Dinesh Raghavan Nair ◽  
Pezholil Mohanan ◽  
Mailadil Thomas Sebastian

Dielectric, thermal and mechanical properties of ZrSiO4reinforced high density polyethylene composites and their device prototype.


Cellulose ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 1171-1184
Author(s):  
Taslima Akter ◽  
Husna P. Nur ◽  
Shahin Sultana ◽  
Md. Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Md. Joynal Abedin ◽  
...  

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