TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of Impact Energy, Wear Behavior, Thermal Resistance and Water Absorption Properties of Hybrid Bagasse Fiber/CaCO3Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
AU - Oladele, I. O.
AU - Akinwekomi, A. D.
AU - Ibrahim, I. O.
AU - Adegun, M. H.
AU - Talabi, S. I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston, Germany 2021.
PY - 2021/5/1
Y1 - 2021/5/1
N2 - To harness the inherent advantages of both synthetic and natural reinforcements, mercerized bagasse fibers (BF) and particulate calcium carbonate (CaCO3) were utilized as a complementing reinforcement for the fabrication of bagasse fiber/calcium carbonate (BF/CaCO3) polypropylene composites. Two sets of composites were produced - one with mercerized BF/CaCO3 and the other with unmercerized BF/ CaCO3. The effect of reinforcement loading on the impact energy, wear behavior, thermal resistance and water absorption properties of the composites were studied. Results showed that the mercerized BF/CaCO3 hybrid reinforced polypropylene composites exhibited significant increase in impact energy and offered better resistance to weight loss during wear test. Similarly, the thermal resistance of the mercerized composites was higher than their corresponding unmercerized composites. Additionally, water absorption in mercerized composites was highly resisted than in unmercerized samples. These results indicated that mercerization treatment and reinforcement hybridization improved the impact energy, wear, thermal resistance and water ingress resistance of hybrid fiber/ particulate reinforced polypropylene composites.
AB - To harness the inherent advantages of both synthetic and natural reinforcements, mercerized bagasse fibers (BF) and particulate calcium carbonate (CaCO3) were utilized as a complementing reinforcement for the fabrication of bagasse fiber/calcium carbonate (BF/CaCO3) polypropylene composites. Two sets of composites were produced - one with mercerized BF/CaCO3 and the other with unmercerized BF/ CaCO3. The effect of reinforcement loading on the impact energy, wear behavior, thermal resistance and water absorption properties of the composites were studied. Results showed that the mercerized BF/CaCO3 hybrid reinforced polypropylene composites exhibited significant increase in impact energy and offered better resistance to weight loss during wear test. Similarly, the thermal resistance of the mercerized composites was higher than their corresponding unmercerized composites. Additionally, water absorption in mercerized composites was highly resisted than in unmercerized samples. These results indicated that mercerization treatment and reinforcement hybridization improved the impact energy, wear, thermal resistance and water ingress resistance of hybrid fiber/ particulate reinforced polypropylene composites.
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000652387200010
UR - https://openalex.org/W3163845299
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85106344625
U2 - 10.1515/ipp-2020-3984
DO - 10.1515/ipp-2020-3984
M3 - Journal Article
SN - 0930-777X
VL - 36
SP - 205
EP - 212
JO - International Polymer Processing
JF - International Polymer Processing
IS - 2
ER -