The benefit of using alkali-treated hemp fibre as the reinforcement for rotationally moulded polyethylene composites was evaluated in this research. Untreated and were characterised different techniques such scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). These showed that alkali treatment removed non-cellulosic components from fibres, whic...

In this work, the influence of composition and cold-drawing on nanoand micro-scale morphology and tensile mechanical properties of PE/organoclay nanocomposite fibers was investigated. Nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding in a twin-screw extruder, using a maleic anhydride grafted linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE–g–MA) and an organomodified montmorillonite (Dellite 67G) at three...

In this study, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) polymers, which do not form a compatible blend with each other in certain concentration ranges are widely used on an industrial scale, were used. The range these two polymers determined viscometrically, maleic anhydride-styrene (MAS) copolymer was added as compatibilizing agent range. the polymer pair did 1.5 2.0 g dL-1. range, 5.0 10...

In this study, effect of MAPE (maleic anhydride polyethylene) as the compatibilizer on the mechanical properties of wood-flour polyethylene composites has been investigated by using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). Composites were made at 25% and 50% by weight fiber contents and 1% and 2% compatibilizer respectively. Controls were also made at the same fiber contents without the compatibilize...

In this study, material development, characterization, and sustainability assessment are performed on blends from recycled post-consumer commodity plastics for fused deposition modeling (FDM) filament extrusion. A polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) high-density (rHDPE) blend 80:20 ratio is modified using three different methods: compatibilization with Maleic Anhydride, surface functionalization ...

Packaging plastics are called ‘single-use plastics’ because of short lifetime. Among which, the three polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and terephthalate (PET) take more than 70%. Due to incompatibility, few research has been done on alloy plastics. The aim this study is investigate possibility single-use plastic (SUPA) ternary PE, PP, PET as 3D printing material. Tensile bending tests car...