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JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 28, Issue 11, Pages 1507-1521Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0892705713513291
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Cocoa pod husk; polypropylene; biocomposites; maleated polypropylene
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The aim of the research was to utilize cocoa pod husk (CPH) in polypropylene (PP) biocomposites. Maleated polypropylene (MAPP) was used as coupling agent to improve the properties of PP/CPH biocomposites. The addition of MAPP had increased the stabilization torque of PP/CPH biocomposites. The tensile strength and modulus of PP/CPH with MAPP were higher compared to PP/CPH biocomposites without MAPP, except the elongation at break decreased. The crystallinity and thermal stability of PP/CPH biocomposites with MAPP increased. These improvements were due to the enhanced interfacial bonding between CPH and PP matrix, which were proved by SEM analysis.
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