Facile preparation of cellulose fiber reinforced polypropylene using hybrid filler method

• Main Authors: Mustapha, Safarul, Lease, Jacqueline, Eksiler, Kubra, Sim, Siew Teng, Ariffin, Hidayah, Andou, Yoshito
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101458/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/8/1630

Dried hybrid fillers comprised of silica/CNF were successfully synthesized in ethanol/water mixed solvents at room temperature without the usage of any precursor. The as-prepared fillers were incorporated with polypropylene (PP) as a polymer matrix through a twin-screw extruder. From surface morphol...