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Processing and physical properties of native grass-reinforced biocomposites
Authors:Wanjun Liu  Kelby Thayer  Manjusri Misra  Lawrence T Drzal  Amar K Mohanty
Affiliation:1. Composite Materials and Structures Center, 2100 Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824;2. School of Packaging, 130 Packaging Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
Abstract:Big blue stem grass fiber-reinforced high density polyethylene powder biocomposites were fabricated using two separate processing schemes: (1) by compounding biofiber with the thermoplastic powder in an extruder and subsequently injection molding the extrusion pellets and (2) by combining biofiber and the powder thermoplastic powder using a modified sheet molding compounding (SMC) line and subsequently compression molding the sheet material. The physical properties including storage modulus, heat deflection temperature (HDT), notched Izod impact strength, and morphology were evaluated with dynamic mechanical analysis, Izod impact strength measurement, and microscopy observation. It was found that compression-molded specimens achieved similar modulus values to injection molded specimens for grass-reinforced high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites. The stiffness of the compression-molded specimens is related to the consolidation state of the samples, which depends on compression molding conditions such as temperature, pressure, and mold type. Compression-molded specimens exhibited a higher HDT and notched Izod impact strength compared to injection-molded samples. Grass fiber-reinforced cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) biocomposites made with SMC processing had similar physical properties with grass fiber-reinforced HDPE composites, which indicates that natural fiber-reinforced CAB biocomposites have the potential to replace polyolefin-based composites for automotive applications. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 47:969–976, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers.
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