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Characterization of plant and animal based natural fibers reinforced polypropylene composites and their comparative study

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Natural fibers are largely divided into two categories depending on their origin: plant based and animal based. Plant based natural jute fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) matrix composites (20 wt% fiber) were fabricated by compression molding. Bending strength (BS), bending modulus (BM), tensile strength (TS), Young’s modulus (YM), and impact strength (IS) of the composites were found 44.2 MPa, 2200 MPa, 41.3 MPa, 750 MPa and 12 kJ/m2, respectively. Animal based natural B. mori silk fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) matrix composites (20 wt% fiber) were fabricated in the same way and the mechanical properties were compared over the silk based composites. TS, YM, BS, BM, IS of silk fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were found 55.6 MPa, 760 MPa, 57.1 MPa, 3320 MPa and 17 kJ/m2 respectively. Degradation of composites in soil was measured upto twelve weeks. It was found that plant based jute fiber/PP composite losses its strength more than animal based silk fiber/PP composite for the same period of time. The comparative study makes it clear that mechanical properties of silk/PP composites are greater than those values of jute/PP composites. But jute/PP composites are more degradable than silk/PP composites i.e., silk/PP composites retain their strength for a longer period than jute/PP composites.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology, The University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

    Quazi T. H. Shubhra, Sayed M. Shamsuddin, M. Saha, Dipti Saha, M. A. Quaiyyum & Md. Ashaduzzaman

  2. Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

    A. K. M. M. Alam, Mubarak A. Khan & Jahangir A. Khan

  3. PP and PDC, BCSIR, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh

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Shubhra, Q.T.H., Alam, A.K.M.M., Gafur, M.A. et al. Characterization of plant and animal based natural fibers reinforced polypropylene composites and their comparative study. Fibers Polym 11, 725–731 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-010-0725-1

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