Adediran, Adeolu A. and Akinwande, Abayomi A. and Balogun, Oluwatosin A. and Bello, Oladele S. and Akinbowale, Miracle K. and Adesina, Olanrewaju S. and Ojo, Ayotunde A. (2022) Mechanical and optimization studies of polypropylene hybrid biocomposites. Scientific Reports, 12 (1).
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Towards developing a polymeric matrix characterized by high strength to cost ratio, polypropylene (PP) was hybridized with low-cost particulate snail shell (PSS) and kenaf fiber (KF) via compression moulding at 180 °C and 0.2 MPa. The developed composites were grouped into three and labeled as mix 2, 4, and 10. Each group entailed the blend of 5, 10, 20, and 30 wt% KF with 2, 4, 10 wt% PSS respectively. From the results, it is observed that the hardness value was enhanced by the blend of 5 to 30 wt% KF and 2, 4, and 10 wt% PSS. However, 2 wt% PSS mix with 5 to 30 wt% KF resulted in progressive improvement in impact, compressive, flexural, and tensile strengths values. The 4 wt% PSS yielded consecutive increase in impact, compressive and flexural strength when combined with 5 and 10 wt% KF. However, it was observed that subsequent addition of 20 and 30 wt% KF led to a marginal reduction in the strength values. The tensile strength attained optimum value when 4 wt% PSS was commixed with 30 wt% KF. Conversely, the combinations of 10 wt% PSS with 5, 10, 20, and 30 wt% KF had no significant improvement to the mechanical properties of PSS/KF-bio-PP composite (except for hardness) siring strength decrease. Taguchi optimization revealed that the collage of 4 wt% PSS and 10 wt% KF presented optimum mix for hybrid bio-PP composite
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy |
| Depositing User: | Engr Adeolu Adesoji ADEDIRAN |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2024 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2024 11:05 |
| URI: | https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/4216 |
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