Mechanical and morphological characterization of recycled HD-PE bio-composites based on alfa fibers and natural pozzolan
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Bouchra Achour
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Abdelkader Ziadi
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Lahcen Belarbi
Abstract
In this research work, waste plastic bottle caps made of high-density polyethylene (HD-PE) were reincorporated as a matrix and reinforced by alfa short fibers and natural pozzolan particles. Using different weight percentages of both fillers of 5 wt% up to 30 wt%, three types of bio-composite materials have been produced; alfa short fibers/HDPE, pozzolan particles/HDPE, and alfa fibers pozzolan/HDPE. Specimens for each type of the biocomposites were prepared through the compression molding method. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of different content of alfa short fibers and pozzolan particles on the mechanical and morphological properties of the recycled HDPE matrix. Tensile test results revealed an enhancement in the mechanical properties for the three types of the biocomposites, an increase in tensile strength reached the maximum of 3573 MPa plus an interesting improvement in Young’s modulus with a maximum value of 3696 MPa. The toughness of the neat recycled HD-PE decreased by 212% by adding the natural filler whereas the modulus of resilience exhibited an increase of 138% compared to the neat recycled HD-PE. Therefore, the good rheological behavior of these bio-composites makes it possible to produce competitive materials and allows the reduction of plastic waste in the environment.
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Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Material Properties
- Structural evolution and barrier properties in biaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate/hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene films
- Characterizing CaCO3 particle dispersion in blown film
- Tuning rheological performance of silica concentrated shear thickening fluid by using boric acid as additive
- Mechanical and morphological characterization of recycled HD-PE bio-composites based on alfa fibers and natural pozzolan
- Preparation and Assembly
- Boosting the photocatalytic performance of the oligo (phenylene vinylene) moiety by copolymerization for the heterogeneous degradation of indigo carmine dye
- Fabrication and characterization of three-dimensional polycaprolactone/sodium alginate and egg whites and eggshells hybrid scaffold in bone tissue engineering
- In situ prepared composite of polypyrrole and multi-walled carbon nanotubes grafted with sodium polystyrenesulfonate as ammonia gas sensor with wide detection range
- Engineering and Processing
- Properties of compression molded ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: effects of varying process conditions
- Formulating calcium carbonate masterbatches
- Online detection of residual stress near the gate using cavity pressure for injection molding
- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Journal of Polymer Engineering volume 42 (2022)
