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Feasibility study on polyolefin reinforced natural fibre foam composites for structural applications.

M. Tech. Civil Engineering / Composites of synthetic polymers and natural organic materials, used as fillers, find a wide application due to biodegradability, renewability, low-cost recyclability, low specific gravity, low weight, and non-abrasiveness to processing equipment. These composites find application in various areas such as automotive interior, households, ornaments, building, and packaging. In spite of these advantages, use of these materials as reinforcement or filler in thermoplastics in general and in polyolefin in particular, is not as extensive as expected. This is due to their limited thermal stability during processing, poor dispersion in the thermoplastic melt and limited compatibility with the matrix as well as poor toughness and stress transfer efficiency. The main objective of this research was to determine the suitability and performance of natural fibre reinforced polyolefin foam composite material as a possible construction material.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001522
Date January 2014
CreatorsAdediran, Kehinde Mojisola
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
FormatPDF

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