Properties of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBRr)/Banana Skin Powder (BSP) Composites: Oven Ageing

Abstract:

The thermal degradation of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBRr)/ banana skin powder (BSP) composites with and without ENR-50 are fabricated and studied. The thermal degradation of this composite was evaluated for 30 days oven ageing. The BSP with size of 150 – 300 μm was utilized in this work. All compounds were mixed using heated two roll mill at 180 °C. The compounds were molded in a hot press machine at 180 °C for 11 minutes to produce 1 mm thin sheet. Then the sheet were cut into dumbbell shape for the mechanical testing using universal testing machine. The tensile strength of high density polyethylene/ recycled acrylonitrile butadiene rubber/ banana skin powder composites showed the decreasing trend with the increasing NBRr loading for the composites with and without ENR-50. However, the result for the oven ageing showed lower tensile strength. This may due to the chain session of PP matrix at heat exposure duration of 30 days.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 754-755)
• Pages: 197-200
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.754-755.197
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: Ragunathan Santiagoo, Hussin Kamarudin, Sam Sung Ting, Azlinda Abdul Ghani, Hanafi Ismail, Amirul Faiz Hashim
• Keywords: Banana Skin, Biodegradation Properties, Degradation, Epoxidized Nature Rubber (ENR-50), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Nature Fiber, Recycled Acylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBRr), Tensile Properties, Thermal Properties

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