Development of Thermoplastic Composite Tube from HDPE/Barley Straw Fibers Using Extrusion Method

Abstract:

This paper was devoted to the technological process of manufacturing a biocomposites tube made of low-density polyethylene and barley straw fibers. 50% of HDPE, 42% barley straw, 5% of shungite (mineral filler), 2% Maleid F (N, N-metaphenylenediamine) as coupling agent, and 1% Hexol CLA as lubricant were pre-mixed before compounding. The compounding of the raw materials was carried out on a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The resulting granules were fed into the single screw extruder to obtain thermoplastic composite tubes. The temperature regime for the HDPE/barley straw composite processing was in the range of 145-160 °C and the screw rotation speed was 50 rpm. The tensile strength and modulus were found to be 27.7 MPa and 1687 MPa, respectively. The water absorption (24-h) and density of the specimens were 1.43% and 1.158 g/cm³, respectively. Based on the findings obtained from the present study, it can be said that the barley straw can be efficiently used in the production of tube formed HDPE composites.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 910)
• Pages: 478-483
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1amod0
• Online since: February 2022
• Authors: Anton M. Kuzmin*, Nadir Ayrilmis, Dmitry K. Chalganov
• Keywords: Compounding, Conveyor Belt, Forming Die, Pressure, Single-Screw Extruder, Temperature, Thermoplastic Composite, Wood-Polymer Composite

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