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Eco-friendly Sandwich Panel Based on Recycled Bottle Caps Core and Natural Fibre Composite Facings

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This is the first attempt to combine disposed bottle caps and natural fibres into sandwich panels. A full factorial design is performed to identify the effects of the skin type (aluminium or coir fibre reinforced laminates) and bottle cap core packing (cubic and orthotropic) on the mechanical properties of the proposed panels. The coir fibre composite skin provides maximum core shear strength, 29 % higher than the aluminium-based panels, in cubic packing, while the flexural modulus is reduced by 45 %. An interlocking effect between the skin and the core is evidenced when coir fibre composites are used. In addition, the cubic cell packing increases the specific mechanical properties, even though with a higher density. The results highlight a promising association of green components and plastic bottle caps for secondary structural applications.

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  1. Fraunhofer EMI, Ernst-Mach Institut, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, 79104, Germany

    Pablo Resende Oliveira

  2. Centre for Innovation and Technology in Composite Materials (CITeC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of São João del Rei (UFSJ), São João del Rei, 36307352, Brazil

    Pablo Resende Oliveira, Julio Cesar dos Santos, Sergio Luiz Moni Ribeiro Filho, Bruna Torres Ferreira & Tulio Hallak Panzera

  3. Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS), University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TR, UK

    Fabrizio Scarpa

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The authors would like to thank the Brazilian Research Agencies, CNPq (PP-309885/2019-1, PhD Scholarship GDE no. 290224/2017-9) and FAPEMIG (PPM-00075-17) and CAPES (MSc scholarship), for the financial support provided.

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Oliveira, P.R., dos Santos, J.C., Ribeiro Filho, S.L.M. et al. Eco-friendly Sandwich Panel Based on Recycled Bottle Caps Core and Natural Fibre Composite Facings. Fibers Polym 21, 1798–1807 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-9818-7

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