RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES

Rice husks were combined with unsaturated polyester resin, synthesized from glycolysed product of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste to form rice husk (RH)/polyester composites. PET from post-consumer soft drink bottles was recycled through glycolysis, followed by polyesterified with maleic a...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Ishak, Abu Bakar, D. R., Mokhilas, S. N., Ramli, Anita
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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author Ahmad, Ishak
Abu Bakar, D. R.
Mokhilas, S. N.
Ramli, Anita
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description Rice husks were combined with unsaturated polyester resin, synthesized from glycolysed product of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste to form rice husk (RH)/polyester composites. PET from post-consumer soft drink bottles was recycled through glycolysis, followed by polyesterified with maleic anhydride and then cross-linked with styrene to produce a formulation for the resin. Characterizations of the synthesized resin were performed by hydroxyl, acid values and Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) techniques. The effect of filler loading and surface modification of rice husks on the mechanical properties of the composites were also investigated. It has been observed that the increasing filler loading resulted in reduction of tensile strength, elongation at break and impact strength but increased tensile modulus and hardness. At similar filler loading, alkalized filler composites have higher mechanical properties.
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spelling oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:32942017-01-19T08:27:29Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/3294/ RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES Ahmad, Ishak Abu Bakar, D. R. Mokhilas, S. N. Ramli, Anita TP Chemical technology QD Chemistry Rice husks were combined with unsaturated polyester resin, synthesized from glycolysed product of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste to form rice husk (RH)/polyester composites. PET from post-consumer soft drink bottles was recycled through glycolysis, followed by polyesterified with maleic anhydride and then cross-linked with styrene to produce a formulation for the resin. Characterizations of the synthesized resin were performed by hydroxyl, acid values and Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) techniques. The effect of filler loading and surface modification of rice husks on the mechanical properties of the composites were also investigated. It has been observed that the increasing filler loading resulted in reduction of tensile strength, elongation at break and impact strength but increased tensile modulus and hardness. At similar filler loading, alkalized filler composites have higher mechanical properties. 2005 Citation Index Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/3294/1/Ishak%26Ratna%26Anita_AJSTD.pdf Ahmad, Ishak and Abu Bakar, D. R. and Mokhilas, S. N. and Ramli, Anita (2005) RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES. [Citation Index Journal]
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
QD Chemistry
Ahmad, Ishak
Abu Bakar, D. R.
Mokhilas, S. N.
Ramli, Anita
RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title_full RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title_fullStr RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title_full_unstemmed RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title_short RECYCLED PET FOR RICE HUSK/POLYESTER COMPOSITES
title_sort recycled pet for rice husk/polyester composites
topic TP Chemical technology
QD Chemistry
url http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/3294/
http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/3294/1/Ishak%26Ratna%26Anita_AJSTD.pdf