Degradation of polypropylene in naturally and artificially weathered plastic matrix composites

Degradation of Polypropylene in Naturally and Artificially Weathered Plastic Matrix Composites

Effects of accelerated and natural weathering on the molecular weight distribution (MWD) and crystallinity of polypropylene (PP) in wood plastic composites (WPC) were investigated. The composites were produced from pine fibers (60%) and PP (40%). Prolonged weathering caused an increase in wood degradation and erosion thereby leaving cracks and ‘‘pits’’ on the surface. Pyrolysis gas chromatograp...

Biofiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Biofibers. natural lignocellulosics, have an outstanding potential a s a reinforcement in thermoplastics. This study deals with the preparation of lignocellulosic composites by reactive extrusion processing in which good interfacial adhesion is generated by a combination of fiber modification and matrix modification methods. PP matrix was modified by reacting with maleic anhydride and subsequen...

Development of tailored indigenous marine consortia for the degradation of naturally weathered polyethylene films

This study investigated the potential of bacterial-mediated polyethylene (PE) degradation in a two-phase microcosm experiment. During phase I, naturally weathered PE films were incubated for 6 months with the indigenous marine community alone as well as bioaugmented with strains able to grow in minimal medium with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) as the sole carbon source. At the end of ...

Study on Thixotropic Plastic Forming of Magnesium Matrix Composites

Dielectric properties and degradation monitoring in polymer-matrix structural composites

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