Investigation on mechanical properties of sustainable cellulose-basedcomposite of polypropylene

This paper presents the development of a bio-composite based on polypropylene (PP) whichreinforced by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a synthetic polymer materials, and wood cellulosemicrofibers as an natural polymer reinforcement. The composite was prepared using a two-stepprocess, where the PP/PET blend was first prepared in situ, and then the wood microfibers were addedto the blend with different morphology. The effect of the PET morphology on the mechanicalproperties of the composite was investigated, and it was found that the fibrillar morphology of PETsignificantly improved the tensile strength and young modulus of the composite

کلیدواژه ها:

Wood-Plastic Composite ، Polypropylene ، Recycled Polyethylene Trephthalate ، Microfibrillar Structure