Characterization of physical and mechanical properties of recycled jute fabric reinforced polypropylene composites
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2022
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Université de M'sila
Abstract
This research designed to contribute to reduce the environmental impacts
through the preparation of composites with recyclable materials to be used in
different applications. To this end, composites have been developed based on
jute recovered from packaging bags and polypropylene (PP) reclaimed from
scraps obtained from the manufacture of PP yarns. The developed composites
were then characterized. First of all, the optimum mass fraction was determined
in order to achieve good mechanical performance. Several mass fractions
(30%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 60%, and 70%) were experimented to find that the
best characteristics were those of the biocomposite with 40% reinforcement
(σ = 39.07 MPa, E = 4.60 GPa). With this ratio, jute–PP biocomposites were
further developed with different jute architectures (Satin, Serge 2 2, Taffeta).
A structural study of the different jute fabric wastes was carried out to confirm
whether they are suitable for use with a thermoplastic matrix (i.e., at a
processing temperature of ≥200 C). Tensile and bending tests were carried out
on these composites to find out the effect of the weave structure of the
reinforcement.
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composite, jute fabrics, polypropylene (PP), recycling, wastes