Influence of Screw Speed on the Mechanical Properties of Twin-Screw Extruded Rice Husk Flour Recycled Thermoplastic Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 561 ◽  
pp. 326-330
Author(s):  
Lei Guo ◽  
Qing Kun Liu ◽  
Chuan Sheng Wang

This paper uses a new twin-screw extruder for regeneration of waste tire crumb rubber, discusses the influence of screw speed and reaction temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of reclaimed rubber. Experimental results show that different screw speed and reaction temperature has a great impact on the physical and mechanical properties of the reclaimed rubber. When controls screw speed in the 60 ~ 90 r / min, reaction temperature at 170 to 210°C,the regeneration effect is the best. At this time, the physical and mechanical properties of reclaimed rubber, such as tensile strength, tear strength and elongation at break rate, is the best.


2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar ◽  
Manohar Singh Saini ◽  
Bikram Kishore Kanungo ◽  
Shishir Sinha

Abstract Abundantly available rice husk can be used with polypropylene for the development of thermoplastic composites. The present study deals with mechanical properties such as hardness and impact strength of rice husk polypropylene composites with the addition of talc, mica, CaCO3, wollastonite, and zirconium oxide. Maleic anhydride polypropylene was used as compatibilizer. Improvement in the hardness and impact strength of the composites was observed by the use of these additives. Possible applications of rice husk polypropylene composite are in building and automobile sectors.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1025-1026 ◽  
pp. 221-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supavinee Sareeladdanon ◽  
Pranut Potiyaraj

Nanocomposite is one of the most favorable approaches to improve mechanical properties of polymers. This study prepared polymer composite of PLA and LLDPE with different amount of rice husk silica (0.5 and 1 wt%). The composites were prepared by melt-mixing in a twin-screw extruder and processed into film by a chill roll cast extruder. The mechanical properties were investigated through tensile testing and tear testing. The result show that the tensile modulus of PLA decreased with 1wt% rice husk silica. Similarly, tensile modulus of LLDPE dropped with the addition of silica. However, with the addition 0.5 and 1 wt% rice husk silica, the elongation at break of PLA and LLDPE composites increases significantly.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 334
Author(s):  
Alperen Kaymakcı

İki ya da daha fazla materyalin bir araya getirilmesi ile oluşan ve çoğu zaman kendilerini oluşturan materyallerden daha faydalı özelliklere sahip olan malzemelere kompozit malzeme denmektedir. Termoplastik esaslı polimer kompozitlerin üretiminde ise lignoselülozik materyaller ile polietilen (PE), polipropilen (PP), polivinil klorür (PVC) gibi plastikler kullanılmaktadır. Lignoselülozik materyaller ve termoplastik esaslı polimerlerin karışımıyla, plastik içerikli ürünlere benzer yöntemlerle üretilen malzemelere Ahşap-polimer kompozitleri (APK) denir. Ahşap polimer kompozit üretiminde çeşitli organik ve inorganik dolgu maddeleri kullanılmaktadır. Kalsiyum karbonat, talk, kalsiyum sülfat, alüminyum silikat ve Titanyum Dioksit gibi inorganik dolgu maddelerinin fiyatının pahalı oluşu ve makine aksamında yapmış olduğu aşınma dolayısıyla araştırmacılar ve endüstri kuruluşları alternatif dolgu materyali arayışına girmiştir. İnorganik dolgu materyaline alternatif olarak düşünülen buğday sapı, odun unu, orman endüstri atıkları ve yıllık bitkiler gibi organik dolgu maddeleri doğada bol olarak bulunmaları ve fiyatının ucuz oluşu dolayısıyla oldukça büyük avantajlar sağlamaktadır. Organik dolgu maddeleri ürünün maliyetini düşürdüğü gibi aynı zamanda ciddi performans artışları da sağlamaktadır. APK üretiminde saf (bakir) plastik kullanılabildiği gibi geri dönüşüm plastiklerde kullanılabilmektedir. Ülkemizdeki mevcut orman endüstrisinin oluşturmuş olduğu atıklar ve tarımsal atıklar ve bunun yanı sıra oluşan ciddi plastik atığı göz önüne alındığında bu tip malzemelerin APK üretiminde değerlendirilmesi potansiyeli görülmektedir. Bu nedenle ülkemizdeki tarımsal ve orman endüstrisi atıkları kullanılarak saf veya geri dönüşüm plastiklerle OPK üretiminde, üretim parametrelerinin ve üretilen malzemelerin özelliklerin belirlenmesi, bu potansiyeli ortaya çıkarmak için zaruri hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada atık alüminyum polietilen (Tetrapak) ve atık pirinç saplarından elde edilen unlar kullanılarak ahşap polimer kompozitler üretilmiştir. Ekstrüzyon ve enjeksiyon kalıplama işlemlerine tabi tutularak üretilen kompozitler üzerinde çekme ve eğilme direnci dayanımı testleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kompozit bünyesindeki pirinç sapı unu miktarındaki artışın kompozitlerin çekme ve eğilmede elastikiyet modülü değerlerini iyileştirdiği ancak kompozitlerin çekme, eğilme direnci değerlerinde genel olarak bir azalmaya sebep olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Determination of Mechanical Behaviour of Wood Polymer Composites Manufactured Using Waste Aluminium Polyethylene (Tetra Pak) and Brass Handle In this study, we evaluated some mechanical properties of aluminum polyethylene (Tetra Pak) composites reinforced with rice husk flour. To meet this objective, rice husk flour was compounded with aluminum polyethylene with coupling agent (MAPE) in a twin screw co-rotating extruder and then was manufactured by injection molding process. The modulus in the flexural and tensile improved with increasing rice husk flour content while the tensile and flexural strengths of the samples decreased. The use of maleic anhydride polyethylene had a positive effect on the mechanical properties of the aluminum polyethylene composites reinforced with rice husk flour. This work showed that the composites treated with maleated polyethylene could be efficiently used as decking products, due to satisfactory mechanical properties of the composites.


2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 395-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bilal ◽  
Richard Lin ◽  
Krishnan Jayaraman

In recent years, the use of agro-wastes, such as rice husk (RH), in the manufacture of thermoplastic composites to replace wood fibres has emerged as a promising field of interest. Linear medium density polyethylene (LMDPE) and ground rice husk (GRH) were used to manufacture composites. The D-optimal design routine in Design Expert software was used to select ten different blends with different percentages of RH, MDPE and compatibiliser, maleated polyethylene (MAPE) along with four replicate blends. RH was varied between 15 to 50 wt%, MAPE between 1 to 6 wt% and MDPE between 44 to 84 wt%. The effects of RH, MDPE and MAPE content on the mechanical properties of the manufactured composites were examined. The results show that tensile and flexural properties of the composites were improved, whereas, Charpy impact strength was decreased with increasing RH loading. The effect of MAPE on tensile strength and Charpy impact strength was significant, but its effect was negligible on tensile modulus, flexural strength and flexural modulus of the composites.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Duy Tran ◽  
Mao Dang Nguyen ◽  
C. N. Ha Thuc ◽  
H. Ha Thuc ◽  
Tai Dang Tan

Nowadays, the consideration of the environmental impact of polymer products has led to the development of new materials combining polymers and renewable resources. Among these materials, biocomposites have been extensively studied. In the current work, we focused on preparation of biocomposites based on polypropylene and Vietnamese rice husk flour having narrow size distribution (100–125 μm) with the presence of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene as a compatibilizer. The effect of rice husk flour and maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene content on properties of composites was investigated. The results showed that mechanical parameters as well as thermal stability were significantly improved at relatively high rice husk content by the addition of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladawan Srisuwan ◽  
Kasama Jarukumjorn ◽  
Nitinat Suppakarn

In this study, the effect of silane treatment methods on cure characteristics and mechanical, dynamic mechanical, and morphological properties of rice husk flour (RHF)/natural rubber (NR) composites was investigated. The RHF surface was pretreated with alkali solution and then treated with bis(triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide (TESPT) solution using the unwashing silane treatment method and washing silane treatment method. The expected difference between these two methods was the silane layers presented on the RHF surface. Unwashed TESPT-treated RHF (UW-ST) and washed TESPT-treated RHF (W-ST) were incorporated into NR to prepare RHF/NR composites. The TESPT molecules deposited on UW-ST and W-ST surfaces were confirmed by the additional peaks appeared in the FTIR spectra of UW-ST and W-ST. In addition, the decrement of decomposition temperatures and the changes in the residue amounts of UW-ST and W-ST proved the removal of the physisorbed silane layers after washing. The presence of TESPT molecules on the RHF surface enhanced compatibility and adhesion between RHF and NR matrix. This was confirmed by SEM micrographs of both UW-ST/NR and W-ST/NR composites. This result was also supported by the improvement of the mechanical and the dynamic mechanical properties of these two composites. According to mechanical properties of the NR composites, the washing silane treatment method was more effective than the unwashing silane treatment method for compatibility improvement between RHF and NR. The modulus, tensile strength, and tear strength of W-ST/NR composites can be enhanced without deterioration of their elongation at break.


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