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Development of environmental friendly biocomposites using domestic discarded wastes as potential fibre and filler

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Workers in the composite manufacturing sector and the general public have felt the effects of environmental deterioration and the health risks posed by the unprecedented usage of synthetic fibres and fillers in the composite industries. This research provides an insight to overcome this issue by using recycled poultry feather fibre (PFF) and tamarind kernel cellulose (TKC) polysaccharides as alternate reinforcement in composite manufacturing. The composites were prepared using hand layup process and post cured at 120°C for 24h. Results revealed that the composite containing 40 vol% of PFF and 3vol% of TKC has a tensile strength of 163 MPa, a tensile modulus of 6.10 GPa, a flexural strength of 191 MPa, a flexural modulus of 6.48 GPa, and an Izod impact toughness of 6.8 J. Moreover, with increase in the concentration of TKC in the composite, the thermal properties enhanced. Similarly, the contact angle also measured in hydrophobic range of 78° even after the addition of hydrophilic reinforcements. These sufficient strength and eco-friendly attributes enriched composites with domestic waste recycled reinforcements could be used as working material including automobiles, sporting goods, packaging of foods or drugs, transportation, and aircrafts.

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The authors are thankful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Najran University for funding this work, under the General Research Funding program grant code (NU/DRP/SERC/12/18).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia

    Hassan Alshahrani

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.N.N Institute of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    VR Arun Prakash

  3. Polymer Composite Research Lab, Metro Composites, Chennai, India

    VR Arun Prakash

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Alshahrani, H., Arun Prakash, V. Development of environmental friendly biocomposites using domestic discarded wastes as potential fibre and filler. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04926-y

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