Rubber Seed Oil-Based Polyurethane Composites, Fabrication and Properties Evaluation

Chicken feather particles reinforced rubber seed oil based polyurethane composites were produced and the physico-mechanical and microstructural analyses were studied. Casting method was used to produce the composites with varied weights of Chicken feather particles from 5 to 25wt% in steps of 5 wt%. The composites produced were analyzed for hardness, impact strength, tensile strength, density and water absorption properties according to ASTM standards. The density and impact strength were observed to decrease with increase in percentage weight of the chicken feather particles and this was attributed to the fact that the feathers have lower density than RSO-Polyurethane. Tensile strength and hardness of the composites were found to decrease at the intial stage (0 to 10 wt%) and later started to increase with percentage increase(15 to 25 wt%) of reinforment added. The microstructure reveals that there was a reasonable uniform distribution and bonding of chicken feather particles in the RSO-Polyurethane matrix.

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Rubber Seed Oil-Based Polyurethane Composites, Fabrication and Properties Evaluation

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.18-19.233 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 18-19 ◽

pp. 233-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

F.E. Okieimen ◽

I.O. Bakare

Keyword(s):

Thermal Stability ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Compression Moulding ◽

Rubber Seed Oil ◽

Rubber Seed ◽

Pull Out ◽

Polyurethane Composites ◽

Thermal Stability Of ◽

Fractured Surface

Polyurethane samples were prepared from rubber seed oil monoglyceride (made by reacting rubber oil with glycerol) and diiosocyanates (hexanethylene and toluene diiosocyanates). Polyurethane composites were made by compression moulding using biofibres; sisal, jute and banana; in random and unidirectional orientations at different fibre lengths and loadings, as reinforcing elements. The composites were characterized in terms of tensile and flexural strengths and moduli, thermal stability and morphology of fractured surface. The values of the measured mechanical properties (tensile and flexural) of the composites were about 3-fold higher than the properties of the unreinforced polyurethane samples, suggesting good reinforcement by the biofibres. The absence of fibre-pull-out on the scanning electron micrographs of the fractured surface provides evidence in support of good adhesion between the biofibres and the polyurethane matrix. The thermal stability of the composites was lower than for the fibre but higher than for the unreinforced polyurethane.

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OPTIMISATION OF ENERGY AND MATERIALS IN ACID ESTERFICATION OF RUBBER SEED OIL THROUGH RSM AND ANN

10.1615/ihmtc-2017.1970 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jilse Sebastian ◽

Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Mugi ◽

C. Muraleedharan ◽

Santhiagu A

Keyword(s):

Seed Oil ◽

Rubber Seed Oil ◽

Rubber Seed

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Effect of isopropyl alcohol on the performance, combustion and emission Characteristics variable compression ratio engine using rubber seed oil blends

Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects ◽

10.1080/15567036.2021.1887408 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Silambarasan Rajendran ◽

Mohan Govindasamy

Keyword(s):

Compression Ratio ◽

Isopropyl Alcohol ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Emission Characteristics ◽

Rubber Seed Oil ◽

Variable Compression Ratio ◽

Rubber Seed ◽

Oil Blends ◽

Variable Compression Ratio Engine ◽

Variable Compression

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Experimental investigations to predict optimistic biodiesel(s) and its optimistic operating conditions by varying ignition delay period and fuel spray pressures for lower emissions and better performance

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science ◽

10.1177/0954406220917693 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 234 (19) ◽

pp. 3890-3902

Author(s):

Vishal V Patil ◽

Ranjit S Patil

Keyword(s):

Methyl Ester ◽

Ignition Delay ◽

Seed Oil ◽

Delay Period ◽

Operating Conditions ◽

Experimental Investigations ◽

Rubber Seed Oil ◽

Rubber Seed ◽

Neem Seed Oil ◽

Ignition Delay Period

In this study, different characteristics of sustainable renewable biodiesels (those have a high potential of their production worldwide and in India) were compared with the characteristics of neat diesel to determine optimistic biodiesel for the diesel engine at 250 bar spray pressure. Optimistic fuel gives a comparatively lower level of emissions and better performance than other selected fuels in the study. Rubber seed oil methyl ester was investigated as an optimistic fuel among the other selected fuels such as sunflower oil methyl ester, neem seed oil methyl ester, and neat diesel. To enhance the performance characteristics and to further decrease the level of emission characteristics of fuel ROME, further experiments were conducted at higher spray (injection) pressures of 500 bar, 625 bar, and 750 bar with varying ignition delay period via varying its spray timings such as 8°, 13°, 18°, 23°, 28°, and 33° before top dead center. Spray pressure 250 bar at 23° before top dead center was investigated as an optimistic operating condition where fuel rubber seed oil methyl ester gives negligible hydrocarbon emissions (0.019 g/kW h) while its nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions were about 70% lesser than those observed with neat diesel, respectively.

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