Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder
In this work, “green” composites made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and natural fiber based date palm fiber have been prepared and studied. The effects of different loadings of date palm fibers (DPF) on the morphological, thermal and melt rheological properties of the composites have been in...
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| author | Achmad Chafidz Muhammad Rizal Faisal RM Mujtahid Kaavessina Dhoni Hartanto S. M. AlZahrani |
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| description | In this work, “green” composites made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and natural fiber based date palm fiber have been prepared and studied. The effects of different loadings of date palm fibers (DPF) on the morphological, thermal and melt rheological properties of the composites have been investigated. Morphological investigation showed that the fibers were evenly dispersed in HDPE matrix at all DPF loadings. Additionally, the results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed that the addition of the DPF in the HDPE matrix has slightly increased the crystallization temperature (ΔT = ± 1.33 oC). However, the crystallinity index, Xc of the composites at all DPF loadings were lower than the neat HDPE. The decrease of Xc was approximately 10.5 – 14 %. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis results revealed that the addition of the DPF into the HDPE matrix has increased the crystallization temperature. However, the crystallinity index of the composites at all DPF loadings were lower than the neat HDPE. In term of melt rheological analysis, the complex viscosity of the composites were all higher than the HDPE matrix and increased with the increase of DPF loadings, which was due to the restriction of the HDPE chain segment movements as the amount of DPF increased. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78babe51452146f294f1223207c24d352023-09-03T12:07:07ZengUniversiti Malaysia Pahang PublishingJournal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences2289-46592231-83802018-09-011233771378510.15282/jmes.12.3.2018.2.0333Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruderAchmad Chafidz0Muhammad Rizal1Faisal RM2Mujtahid Kaavessina3Dhoni Hartanto4S. M. AlZahrani5Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta 55584, Indonesia PT Petrokimia Gresik, Jalan Jenderal Akhmad Yani, Gresik 61119, INDONESIAChemical Engineering Department, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta 55584, Indonesia Chemical Engineering Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta 57126, INDONESIAChemical Engineering Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang 50229, INDONESIA Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. BOX 800, Riyadh 11421, SAUDI ARABIA In this work, “green” composites made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and natural fiber based date palm fiber have been prepared and studied. The effects of different loadings of date palm fibers (DPF) on the morphological, thermal and melt rheological properties of the composites have been investigated. Morphological investigation showed that the fibers were evenly dispersed in HDPE matrix at all DPF loadings. Additionally, the results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed that the addition of the DPF in the HDPE matrix has slightly increased the crystallization temperature (ΔT = ± 1.33 oC). However, the crystallinity index, Xc of the composites at all DPF loadings were lower than the neat HDPE. The decrease of Xc was approximately 10.5 – 14 %. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis results revealed that the addition of the DPF into the HDPE matrix has increased the crystallization temperature. However, the crystallinity index of the composites at all DPF loadings were lower than the neat HDPE. In term of melt rheological analysis, the complex viscosity of the composites were all higher than the HDPE matrix and increased with the increase of DPF loadings, which was due to the restriction of the HDPE chain segment movements as the amount of DPF increased.https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/553high density polyethylenedate palm fibercompositesmelt blendingthermal propertiesrheological properties |
| spellingShingle | Achmad Chafidz Muhammad Rizal Faisal RM Mujtahid Kaavessina Dhoni Hartanto S. M. AlZahrani Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences high density polyethylene date palm fiber composites melt blending thermal properties rheological properties |
| title | Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| title_full | Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| title_fullStr | Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| title_short | Processing and properties of high density polyethylene/date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| title_sort | processing and properties of high density polyethylene date palm fiber composites prepared by a laboratory mixing extruder |
| topic | high density polyethylene date palm fiber composites melt blending thermal properties rheological properties |
| url | https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/553 |
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