Mechanical and physical performance of cowdung-based polypropylene biocomposites

• Main Authors: Siddiqui, Mohammad Khalid, Ratnam, Chantara Thevy, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Walvekar, Rashmi, Ching, Yern Chee, Ketabchi, Mohammad Reza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74920/1/Mechanical%20and%20physical%20performance%20of%20cowdung-based%20polypropylene%20biocomposites.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74920/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pc.23928

In this work, potential of cow dung (CD) as a reinforcing material was evaluated. CD was blended in different ratios up to 50 wt% with polypropylene (PP) using Brabender twin‐screw compounder. The results show a steady decline in the biocomposite tensile and impact strength with increasing CD loadin...