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JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 165-177Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2010.504394
Keywords
betel nut; seaweed; hot press moulding; hybrid composite; mechanical properties
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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The objective of this research was to investigate the mechanical performance (tensile, bending, and impact properties) of polypropylene (PP) composites filled with betel nut (Areca catechu) short fiber (Bn) at different compositions (3, 5, 10, 20, 30wt%), using extruding and hot press moulding technique. Results showed that Bn10:PP90 mixture composite (BnPP) had better performance among the composites prepared. Because of the suitability of seaweed (Sw) as a filler in PP composite, as shown in our previous work, seaweed is subjected to hybridize with betel nut short fiber in PP composite to achieve superior mechanical performance. Water sorption capacity, degradation behavior such as simulating weathering and soil buried test of different composites were also performed.
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