Recycled High Density Polyethylene/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (RHDPE/EVA)/Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Composites: The Effect of Caprolactam-Maleic Anhydride on Tensile Properties and Swelling Behaviour

Abstract:

Natural fillers fulfill most requirements needed to replace synthethic fillers in thermoplastic composites. However, some disadvantages appear when natural fillers are used for composites. The poor compatibility between the hydrophilic fillers with the hydrophobic polymer matrix leads to a weak interface and hence, thus poor mechanical properties. In this research, caprolactam-maleic anhydride (CL-MAH) was used as the compatibilizer (6wt%) and the effect of compatibilizer on the composites was studied on mechanical properties and swelling behavior of RHDPE/EVA/Taro. The tensile strength for RHDPE/EVA/Taro composites decreased while increasing the filler loadings but adding caprolactam-maleic anhydride in the composite significantly improved the tensile properties. The swelling behavior results indicated that increased in Taro filler and addition of CL-MAH will increase the mass swell of the composites.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 695)
• Pages: 56-59
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.695.56
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: A.R.H. Fatimah*, A.Ghani Supri, Z. Firuz
• Keywords: Caprolactam-Maleic Anhydride, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, Polymer Composites, Recycled High Density Polyethylene, Taro Fillers

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