Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites

Natural sources used in industry, such as environmental waste fibers for plants, waste paper, and others, can lessen waste-throwing problems and reduce environmental pollution to save lives on the earth’s crust. The natural composites of natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic are undoubtedly to be s...

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Main Authors: Abass, Raghad U., Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama, Bachtiar, Dandi, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
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author Abass, Raghad U.
Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama
Bachtiar, Dandi
Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
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Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama
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Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
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description Natural sources used in industry, such as environmental waste fibers for plants, waste paper, and others, can lessen waste-throwing problems and reduce environmental pollution to save lives on the earth’s crust. The natural composites of natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic are undoubtedly to be sustainable and eco-friendly. Therefore, the current work was conducted to study the addition of natural fiber date palm Khestawi-type fiber (DPKF) with different loadings (5, 10, and 15%) into the polypropylene (PP) matrix to prepare DPKF/PP composites. The specimens were prepared by using the lamination method. In addition, the mechanical properties of these composite material specimens were studied by following ASTM, which included tensile, flexural, and impact tests. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to analyze the morphology and the structure crystallite studied of the DPKF/PP composites. The results show that the DPKF/PP composite with 15% fiber content recorded the best tensile strength, tensile modulus, and low tensile strain performance. Moreover, XRD and SEM analysis confirmed the mechanical properties and crystalline nature of the DPKF/PP composites. Finally, the values of the flexural and impact properties increased with increasing fiber loading.
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spelling ump-447932025-06-12T08:42:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44793/ Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites Abass, Raghad U. Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama Bachtiar, Dandi Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Natural sources used in industry, such as environmental waste fibers for plants, waste paper, and others, can lessen waste-throwing problems and reduce environmental pollution to save lives on the earth’s crust. The natural composites of natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic are undoubtedly to be sustainable and eco-friendly. Therefore, the current work was conducted to study the addition of natural fiber date palm Khestawi-type fiber (DPKF) with different loadings (5, 10, and 15%) into the polypropylene (PP) matrix to prepare DPKF/PP composites. The specimens were prepared by using the lamination method. In addition, the mechanical properties of these composite material specimens were studied by following ASTM, which included tensile, flexural, and impact tests. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to analyze the morphology and the structure crystallite studied of the DPKF/PP composites. The results show that the DPKF/PP composite with 15% fiber content recorded the best tensile strength, tensile modulus, and low tensile strain performance. Moreover, XRD and SEM analysis confirmed the mechanical properties and crystalline nature of the DPKF/PP composites. Finally, the values of the flexural and impact properties increased with increasing fiber loading. Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44793/1/Eco-friendly%20mechanical%20performance%20of%20date%20palm%20Khestawi.pdf Abass, Raghad U. and Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama and Bachtiar, Dandi and Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab (2024) Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 33 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2191-0243. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1515/jmbm-2024-0019 https://doi.org/10.1515/jmbm-2024-0019
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
Abass, Raghad U.
Al-Sarraf, Mohammed Ausama
Bachtiar, Dandi
Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title_full Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title_fullStr Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title_full_unstemmed Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title_short Eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm Khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
title_sort eco-friendly mechanical performance of date palm khestawi-type fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
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