Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites
Plastics are unavoidable at this times, putting our planet in danger. The Prosopis juliflora (PJ) thorns are collected, processed, and powdered. The mechanical characteristics of these powders are examined when combined with polymer composites. Pores are the main cause of moisture input, hence using...
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| author | Ganapathy, Sakthi Balan Sakthivel, Aravind Raj Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Shahar, Farah Syazwani Md Shah, Ain Umaira Khan, Tabrej Sebaey, Tamer A. |
| author_facet | Ganapathy, Sakthi Balan Sakthivel, Aravind Raj Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Shahar, Farah Syazwani Md Shah, Ain Umaira Khan, Tabrej Sebaey, Tamer A. |
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| description | Plastics are unavoidable at this times, putting our planet in danger. The Prosopis juliflora (PJ) thorns are collected, processed, and powdered. The mechanical characteristics of these powders are examined when combined with polymer composites. Pores are the main cause of moisture input, hence using powder filler materials reduces the number of pores in the composite, increasing water resistance. The composites are made by altering three parameters: waste plastic content, filler powder composition, and chemical treatment. It was discovered that the integration of thorn powder increased the wear resistance. The composites were tested in accordance with ASTM standards, and the results were optimized. Based on the results, composite specimens were created and tested for validation. |
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| spelling | upm-1011362023-05-23T02:53:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101136/ Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites Ganapathy, Sakthi Balan Sakthivel, Aravind Raj Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Shahar, Farah Syazwani Md Shah, Ain Umaira Khan, Tabrej Sebaey, Tamer A. Plastics are unavoidable at this times, putting our planet in danger. The Prosopis juliflora (PJ) thorns are collected, processed, and powdered. The mechanical characteristics of these powders are examined when combined with polymer composites. Pores are the main cause of moisture input, hence using powder filler materials reduces the number of pores in the composite, increasing water resistance. The composites are made by altering three parameters: waste plastic content, filler powder composition, and chemical treatment. It was discovered that the integration of thorn powder increased the wear resistance. The composites were tested in accordance with ASTM standards, and the results were optimized. Based on the results, composite specimens were created and tested for validation. MDPI 2022-03-22 Article PeerReviewed Ganapathy, Sakthi Balan and Sakthivel, Aravind Raj and Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq and Shahar, Farah Syazwani and Md Shah, Ain Umaira and Khan, Tabrej and Sebaey, Tamer A. (2022) Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites. Polymers, 14 (7). art. no. 1278. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2073-4360 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/7/1278 10.3390/polym14071278 |
| spellingShingle | Ganapathy, Sakthi Balan Sakthivel, Aravind Raj Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Shahar, Farah Syazwani Md Shah, Ain Umaira Khan, Tabrej Sebaey, Tamer A. Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title | Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_full | Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_short | Effect of Prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_sort | effect of prosopis juliflora thorns on mechanical properties of plastic waste reinforced epoxy composites |
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