Tensile Properties of Hildegardia Fibers Reinforced Polypropylene Biocomposites

Abstract

Biocomposites of Hildegardia/polypropylene (PP) were prepared. The effect of fiber loading and the compatibilizer on the tensile properties of these composites was studied. The interfacial bonding between the fibers and the matrix was examined using the fractographs. Using diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectra, the established bonding between the fibers and PP was investigated.

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biocomposites polypropylene Hildegardia tensile properties interfacial bonding.

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