Water Absorption Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene/ Pistachio Shell Flour Nanocomposites in Presence of Two Different Uv Stabilizers

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Abedini Najafabadi ◽  
S. Nouri Khorasani ◽  
J. Moftakharian Esfahani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
High Density ◽  
Pistachio Shell

Effect of Date Palm Fiber Loadings on the Mechanical Properties of High Density Polyethylene/Date Palm Fiber Composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venitalitya Augustia ◽  
Achmad Chafidz ◽  
Lucky Setyaningsih ◽  
Muhammad Rizal ◽  
Mujtahid Kaavessina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
High Density ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Test Result

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.

Mechanical Properties and Hydrophilicity of High-Density Polyethylene/Attapulgite Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 1047 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Zheng Lu Ma ◽  
Jui Chin Chen ◽  
Chi Hui Tsou ◽  
Yan Mei Wang ◽  
Xin Yuan Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
High Density ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Melt Blending ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Improvement Effect ◽  
Application Prospects

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is used as the matrix and attapulgite (ATT) is used as the reinforcing phase. HDPE/ATT nanocomposites are prepared by melt blending. The effect of ATT content on the mechanical properties, water absorption and morphology of HDPE/ATT composites was studied. The results show that adding a small amount of ATT can improve the mechanical properties of HDPE, but excessive addition will reduce the mechanical properties of HDPE. The water absorption and contact angle test results show that as the ATT content increases, the composite material becomes more and more hydrophilic. After joining ATT, the performance of HDPE / ATT composite material has a significant improvement effect, and it is believed that it will have broad application prospects in the future.

High Density Polyethylene/Pistachio Shell Flour/Nanoclay Composites - Effect of Accelerated Weathering Conditions on Mechanical Properties, Relative Brightness and Total Colour Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Abedini Najafabadi ◽  
S. Nouri Khorasani ◽  
J. Moftakharian Esfahani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Colour Change ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
High Density ◽  
Accelerated Weathering ◽  
Pistachio Shell ◽  
Relative Brightness ◽  
Xrd Patterns

This study investigates the effect of the addition of nanoclay (Cloisite 20A) on some mechanical properties, % relative brightness (ΔLrel) and total colour change (ΔEab) of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/pistachio shell flour (PSF) composites when exposed to accelerated weathering conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of samples containing 3 and 6 per hundred composite (phc) of nanoclay indicated partial exfoliation and intercalation. The tensile modulus and tensile strength of HDPE/PSF composites (without nanoclay) decreased when the exposure time increased to 1500 h, while the tensile modulus and tensile strength increased. For samples with nanoclay, ΔLrel and ΔEab increased upon accelerated weathering conditions up to 500 h, and thereafter remained constant. But results show that ΔLrel and ΔEab increased significantly upon accelerated weathering exposure in HDPE/PSF samples up to 1500 h. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results after 1500 h exposure to weathering condition showed signs of the presence of cracks in samples without nanoclay, unlike the samples with nanoclay.

Effects of PMDI Modified on Physico-Mechanical Properties of Silvergrass Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 750-752 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Wang Wang Yu ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Yun Ping Cao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
High Density ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate

In this study, the silvergrass (SV) was used to reinforce HDPE composites. The effects of polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI) content, slivergrass fibers content on the mechanical, water absortion of wood plastic composites (WPCs) were investigated. It was found that the mechanical properties of the SV reinforced HDPE composites can be improved by PMDI treatment. The highest tensile strength and flexural strength of the composites can be reached with 50% SV contents at the SV: PMDI=6:1. It has been proved that the hydroxyl groups of SV fibers which can react with the-NCO by FTIR. It also can be concluded that the water absorption of PMDI treated WPCs was lower than untreated ones.

Effect of fiber modified by alkali/polyvinyl alcohol coating treatment on properties of sisal fiber plastic composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 880-889
Author(s):  
Can Hu ◽  
Yueyun Zhou ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Taijun Jiang ◽  
Guangsheng Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Interfacial Adhesion ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
High Density ◽  
Sisal Fiber ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites

Demand for natural fibers reinforced composites is growing as an alternative to synthetic fiber reinforced plastic composites. However, poor compatibility between natural fiber and matrix has limited its development. Therefore, it is necessary to improve their interfacial adhesion to improve the comprehensive properties of composites. In this work, sisal fibers were subjected to an alkali/polyvinyl alcohol coating treatment by an ultrasonic impregnation method, and the sisal/high-density polyethylene composite was prepared by a twin-screw extruder. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to characterize the modification effect of sisal fiber. The surface morphology of sisal fiber and the interfacial morphology of sisal/high-density polyethylene composites were observed. The mechanical properties and water absorption of sisal/ high-density polyethylene composites were also studied. The results show that alkali/polyvinyl alcohol coating compound treatment can effectively improve the interfacial adhesion between sisal fiber and high-density polyethylene, improve the mechanical properties of composite, and reduce water absorption. Alkali/polyvinyl alcohol coating compound treatment is a very environment-friendly, cost-effective fiber modification method when compared with traditional modification methods. It is helpful for the development and application of natural fibers reinforced composites.

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