PMID- 37447555
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230718
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 13
DP  - 2023 Jun 30
TI  - Effect of Fiber Loading on Thermal Properties of Cellulosic Washingtonia 
      Reinforced HDPE Biocomposites.
LID - 10.3390/polym15132910 [doi]
LID - 2910
AB  - In this research work, we aim to study the effect of the incorporation of 
      vegetable fiber reinforcement on the thermo-mechanical and dynamic properties of 
      a composite formed by a polymeric matrix reinforced with cellulosic fibers with 
      the various Washingtonia fiber (WF) loadings (0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% by wt%) as 
      reinforced material in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Biocomposites to evaluate 
      the optimum fiber loading of biocomposites. In addition, several characterization 
      techniques (i.e., thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning 
      calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and thermal mechanical 
      analysis (TMA)) were used to better understand the characteristics of the new 
      composites prepared. With these techniques, we managed to verify the rigidity and 
      thermal stability of the composites so elaborated, as well as the success of the 
      polymer and the structural homogeneity of the obtained biocomposites. Hence, the 
      biocomposite with the best ratio (HDPE/20WF) showed a loss modulus (E'') of 224 
      MPa, a storage modulus (E') of 2079 MPa, and a damping factor (Tandelta) of 0.270 to 
      the glass transition (Tg) of 145  degrees C. In addition, thermomechanical analysis (TMA) 
      of the biocomposite samples exhibited marginally higher Ts compared to the HDPE 
      matrix. The best results were recorded with biocomposites with 20% WF, which 
      showed better thermal properties. This composite material can be used as 
      insulation in construction materials (buildings, false ceilings, walls, etc.).
FAU - Bahlouli, Safieddine
AU  - Bahlouli S
AD  - Abbes Laghrour University, Khenchela 40000, Algeria.
FAU - Belaadi, Ahmed
AU  - Belaadi A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6059-3974
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University 20 Aout 
      1955-Skikda, El-Hadaiek Skikda 21000, Algeria.
FAU - Makhlouf, Azzedine
AU  - Makhlouf A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3950-4375
AD  - Abbes Laghrour University, Khenchela 40000, Algeria.
FAU - Alshahrani, Hassan
AU  - Alshahrani H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7903-3208
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, 
      Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Scientific and Engineering Research Centre, Deanship of Scientific Research, 
      Najran University, Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Khan, Mohammad K A
AU  - Khan MKA
AD  - Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, 
      Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Scientific and Engineering Research Centre, Deanship of Scientific Research, 
      Najran University, Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Jawaid, Mohammed
AU  - Jawaid M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5348-5740
AD  - Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest 
      Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230630
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC10346918
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - DMA
OT  - DSC/TGA
OT  - HDPE
OT  - TMA
OT  - Washingtonia fiber
OT  - thermal stability
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/07/14 13:07
MHDA- 2023/07/14 13:08
PMCR- 2023/06/30
CRDT- 2023/07/14 01:23
PHST- 2023/06/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/06/28 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/06/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/14 13:08 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/14 13:07 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/14 01:23 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym15132910 [pii]
AID - polymers-15-02910 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym15132910 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2023 Jun 30;15(13):2910. doi: 10.3390/polym15132910.