Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites

Recycled polystyrene (RPS)/rubber seed kernel powder (RSKP) composites at 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt% of RSKP were prepared in an internal mixer at 180°C with 60 rpm of rotor speed for 8 minutes. Processing torque, tensile strength, elongation at break, Young’s modulus and impact strength decreased wi...

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Main Author: Hawari, Akmal Afham
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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description Recycled polystyrene (RPS)/rubber seed kernel powder (RSKP) composites at 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt% of RSKP were prepared in an internal mixer at 180°C with 60 rpm of rotor speed for 8 minutes. Processing torque, tensile strength, elongation at break, Young’s modulus and impact strength decreased with higher RSKP loadings, but water absorption increased. In comparison to virgin polystyrene (VPS)/RSKP, RPS/RSKP composites had lower processing torque, tensile strength, elongation at break, impact strength and water absorption. Maleic anhydride (MAH) incorporation into RPS/RSKP composites showed higher tensile strength, elongation at break, Young’s modulus and impact strength as compared to RPS/RSKP composites. The presence of MAH increased the impact strength at 1, 3, and 5 wt% of RSKP loadings. Modifying of RSKP filler with natural rubber latex improved tensile strength, elongation at break and impact strength for RPS/RSKP composites.
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spelling usm-372372019-04-12T05:26:02Z http://eprints.usm.my/37237/ Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites Hawari, Akmal Afham TA404 Composite materials Recycled polystyrene (RPS)/rubber seed kernel powder (RSKP) composites at 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt% of RSKP were prepared in an internal mixer at 180°C with 60 rpm of rotor speed for 8 minutes. Processing torque, tensile strength, elongation at break, Young’s modulus and impact strength decreased with higher RSKP loadings, but water absorption increased. In comparison to virgin polystyrene (VPS)/RSKP, RPS/RSKP composites had lower processing torque, tensile strength, elongation at break, impact strength and water absorption. Maleic anhydride (MAH) incorporation into RPS/RSKP composites showed higher tensile strength, elongation at break, Young’s modulus and impact strength as compared to RPS/RSKP composites. The presence of MAH increased the impact strength at 1, 3, and 5 wt% of RSKP loadings. Modifying of RSKP filler with natural rubber latex improved tensile strength, elongation at break and impact strength for RPS/RSKP composites. 2014 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/37237/1/AKMAL_AFHAM_BIN_HAWARI_24_Pages.pdf Hawari, Akmal Afham (2014) Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle TA404 Composite materials
Hawari, Akmal Afham
Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title_full Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title_fullStr Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title_full_unstemmed Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title_short Preparation And Properties Of Rubber Seed Kernel Powder/Recycled Polystyrene Composites
title_sort preparation and properties of rubber seed kernel powder/recycled polystyrene composites
topic TA404 Composite materials
url http://eprints.usm.my/37237/
http://eprints.usm.my/37237/1/AKMAL_AFHAM_BIN_HAWARI_24_Pages.pdf