Effect of Natural Weathering on Tensile Properties of Low Density Polyethylene/Thermoplastic Soya Spent Powder Blends

2016 ◽  
Vol 1133 ◽  
pp. 226-230
Author(s):  
M.A. Nuradibah ◽  
Sung Ting Sam ◽  
N.Z. Noriman ◽  
Santiagoo Ragunathan ◽  
H. Ismail

The effect of natural weathering on tensile properties of low density polyethylene/ thermoplastic soya spent powder (TSSP) was studied. TSSP was produced by mixing the soya spent powder (SSP) with glycerol. Both blends were prepared by using internal mixer (brabender) at 150 °C with the SSP/TSSP content ranged from 0 to 25 wt%. Then, all the dumb-bell samples were exposed to Perlis environment located at Kubang Gajah, Perlis for 6 months period. The tensile properties were tested by using a universal testing machine (UTM) according to ASTM D638. LDPE/SSP blends presented lower strength and elongation at break (Eb) than LDPE/ TSSP blends meanwhile there were no Young’s Modulus values for 20 wt% onwards of both blends due to the brittle samples after 6 months of weathering.

2014 ◽  
Vol 803 ◽  
pp. 348-352
Author(s):  
A. Ainatun Nadhirah ◽  
S.T. Sam ◽  
N.Z. Noriman ◽  
C.H. Voon ◽  
S.S. Samera

Polyethylene (PE) has found well-known use as a packaging material. The effect of rambutan peels flour (RPF) content on the tensile properties of linear low density polyethylene filled with rambutan peel flour was studied. RPF was melt blended with linear low–density polyethylene (LLDPE). LLDPE/RPF blends were prepared by using internal mixer (brabender) at 160 °C with the flour content ranged from 0 to 15 wt%. The tensile properties were tested by using a universal testing machine (UTM) according to ASTM D638. The tensile strength of LLDPE/RPF decreased gradually with the addition of rambutan peels flour content from 0% to 15%. The Young’s modulus of LLDPE/RPF increased with increasing the RPF size and content.


2013 ◽  
Vol 795 ◽  
pp. 429-432
Author(s):  
S.T. Sam ◽  
N.Z. Noriman ◽  
S. Ragunathan ◽  
H. Ismail

Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/soya spent powder blends with different blends ratio were prepared by using internal mixer. Soya spent powder was varied from 5 to 40 wt. The thermal degradability was assessed by subjecting the dumbbell sample to oven aging. Thermal aging was carried out for 5 weeks. The degradability was measured by the periodic change in tensile properties of the blend samples. The tensile strength and elongation at break of the blends reduced as increasing the aging time. The effect of degradation was obvious in higher soya spent powder blends.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1133 ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Ling Pang ◽  
Hanafi Ismail ◽  
Azhar Abu Bakar

Tensile properties and morphological studies of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/kenaf (KNF) composites were investigated. The composites with different KNF loading (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 phr) were prepared using a Thermo Haake Polydrive internal mixer at 150°C and 50 rpm for 10 min. The results indicated that tensile strength and elongation at break were decreased with increasing KNF loading, whereas tensile modulus showed the opposite trend. Tensile fractured surfaces observed by scanning electron microscopy showed better interfacial adhesion between LLDPE/PVA and KNF at 10 phr KNF loading.


2012 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
pp. 468-471
Author(s):  
Chao Le Yun ◽  
Xue Gang Luo ◽  
Xiao Yan Lin ◽  
Hong Ping Zhang ◽  
Ji Wei Li ◽  
...  

The reaction in linear low density polyethylene/Calcium carbonate (LLDPE/CaCO3) melting blend system with the presence of fatty acid extracted from Hogwash oil (HWOFA) was investigated by means of a Torque Rheometer during compounding. The characteristics of the products were evaluated by DSC and Universal Testing machine. The results showed that the maximum torque and equilibrium torque of the LLDPE/CaCO3 blends with addition of 15wt% HWOFA decreased respectively by 23.83% and 27.55% which were lower than that without HWOFA. The tensile strength decreased by 23.94%and the elongation at break increased by 16.88%. The compatibility became poor with addition of more than 15wt% HWOFA. The above results indicated that the fatty acid extracted from Hogwash oil can be used as a lower-cost plasticizer, which provides a new method of utilization of Hogwash oil.


2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Nanik Dwi Nurhayati ◽  
Karna Wijaya ◽  
Triyono ◽  
Eddy Heraldy

This study was aimed at modifying local Shellac with citric acid in varied concentrations of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 % (w/w) to prepare Shellac-Bagasse (Sh-Bg) biocomposite and determining its physico-chemical properties. The biocomposite was made from the natural Shellac matrices and Bagasse fibers. Physico-chemical properties of non-modified Shellac and Shellac modified with citric acid including functional groups, intrinsic viscosity, density, and mechanical tensile strength were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), Oswald viscometer and Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The analysis results showed an optimum modification of shellac-citric acid at a concentration of 4% (w/w). FTIR analysis of the modified Shellac showed a broad absorption at 3448 cm–1 which indicated the presence of hydroxyl groups (-OH). The presence of C=O ester groups was indicated by the absorption appearing at 1712 cm–1. The absorption at 1251-1250 cm–1 indicated the presence of C-O groups, while the presence of -CH2 methylene groups was indicated by the absorption at 1465 cm–1. The modified Shellac with its optimal intrinsic viscosity of 169.97 mL/g indicated that there was a reaction between citric acid and Shellac to form an ester, so that the polymer chains formed were longer with a low density of 0,6662-0,8168 mg/L when compared to Shellac without modification. The low density indicated that the citric acid-modified Shellac could be processed to be biocomposite. The biocomposite was made with various compositions of Shellac and Bagasse with hot press at 80 °C and under a pressure of 6 Kgf/cm2. The optimum ratio of Shellac to Bagasse in Shellac-Bagasse (Sh-Bg) biocomposite was of 60:40 %. While, the analysis using Universal testing machine resulted a mechanical tensile strength of 0.6 MPa and an elongation at break of 0.45 %.


2014 ◽  
Vol 679 ◽  
pp. 154-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Ying Teoh ◽  
Abdulbaset Mohamed Erfeida ◽  
Xuan Viet Cao ◽  
Du Ngoc Uy Lan

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) and natural rubber (NR) filled silica composites were prepared by using internal mixer (Brabender) at 150°C and 50 rpm for 10 minutes. Silica was incorporated into polymer matrix by three mixing routes by using Brabender. In mixing I, filler was added into LDPE/NR blend. In mixing II, filler was added prior to LDPE, which was further compounded with NR. In mixing III, filled was pre-dispersed into NR using two-roll mill, after that the compound is blended with LDPE. The effects of filler incorporation routes on the morphological and tensile properties of prepared composites were studied. Observation from SEM result showed that silica tended to localize in NR phase than LDPE phase in the composite. In addition, silica filled LDPE/NR composite exhibited the highest tensile strength in mixing II and lowest in mixing III. Tensile fracture surface of the composites showed typical morphology of LDPE and NR phase depending on mixing methods. KEYWORDS: LDPE/NR, silica, mixing order, tensile properties, morphology


2016 ◽  
Vol 673 ◽  
pp. 171-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ainatun Nadhirah ◽  
S.T. Sam ◽  
N.Z. Noriman ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Firdaus Omar ◽  
...  

The effect of rambutan peels flour (RPF) content on the tensile properties of linear low density polyethylene filled with rambutan peel flour was studied. RPF was melt blended with linear low–density polyethylene (LLDPE). LLDPE/RPF blends were prepared by using twin screw extruder at 150°C with the flour content ranged from 0 to 25 wt%. The tensile properties were tested by using a universal testing machine (UTM) according to ASTM D638. The highest tensile strength was pure LLDPE meanwhile the tensile strength LLDPE/RPF decreased gradually with the addition of rambutan peels flour. Young’s modulus of rambutan peels flour filled LLDPE increased with increasing fiber loading. The crystallinity of the blends was significantly reduced with increasing RPF content. Instead, the water absorption increased with the addition of RPF content.


2012 ◽  
Vol 479-481 ◽  
pp. 1438-1441
Author(s):  
Li Liang ◽  
Yu Ming Guo

Measuring the tensile strength at the suture line of walnut shell is difficult by general fixtures. In this paper, a particular fixture was designed for measuring the tensile properties of the whole walnut shell based on the Pro/E software. The rigidities of main parts were checked by theory of mechanics combined with ANSYS. The results show that all the deformations were within the permissible scope, that is to say, this design is reasonable. Besides, four adjusting levers are designed to meet the size requirements of vary walnuts whose diameter is from 28mm to 40mm. Meanwhile, it can be conveniently located on the electronic universal testing machine.


2014 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 310-313
Author(s):  
Noor Marlyna Ismail ◽  
Hakimah Osman ◽  
Salmah Husseinsyah

Durian seed starch (DSS) filled low density polyethylene (LDPE) composites have been prepared by internal mixer. Acetic acid was used as a chemical modifier. The effects of modified DSS content on the composites were evaluated by tensile property measurements. The incorporation of reduced tensile strength and elongation at break (EB) but with an increase in Young’s modulus of the composites. However, on addition of acid-acetic-modified DSS to the PE, tensile properties were found to improve due to enhanced interfacial adhesion between DSS and PE.


2015 ◽  
Vol 815 ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Soo Jin Tan ◽  
A.G. Supri ◽  
K.L. Foo ◽  
A.M.M. Al Bakri ◽  
Y.M. Liew ◽  
...  

In this work, the effect of PMMA in low density polyethylene/water hyacinth fibers composites were prepared and characterized in terms of tensile properties and FTIR characteristics. Water hyacinth fibers (WHF) were incorporated into the LDPE matrix with different fiber loading. LDPE/WHF and LDPE/WHFPMMAcomposites were prepared with Z-blade mixer at 180 °C with rotor speed of 50 rpm. The PMMA modified WHF increased the tensile strength and Young’s modulus while reduced the elongation at break of LDPE/WHFPMMAcomposites in comparison with LDPE/WHF composites. The absorption peak at 1736.28 cm-1indicated the presence of ester carbonyl group (C=O) in LDPE/WHFPMMAcomposites.


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