Mechanical properties and failure modes of recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites

• Main Authors: Zulkifli, Nur Izzati, Samat, Noorasikin, Anuar, Hazleen, Zainuddin, Norhazlin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: T175 Industrial research. Research and development
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40932/1/materials_%26_design-noorasikin.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40932/; http://www.elsevier.com/locate/matdes; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.12.053

The effects of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) fibre on the properties of recycled polypropylene (rPP)composites were investigated. A coupling agent, maleic anhydride grafted-polypropylene (MAPP) was used to improve the interfacial adhesion between the MCC fibres and rPP matrix. A series of rPP/MCC...