Mechanically robust and thermally insulating natural cotton fiber-reinforced biocomposite panels for structural applications.

ABSTRACT: Natural cotton fiber-reinforced heat-insulating biocomposites with high mechanical strength were designed and developed in the present research for various structural applications. Novel cotton-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites with improved interfacial adhesion were fabricated through uniform blending of cotton and PP fibers of different volume fractions for high mechanical strength. The developed cotton-PP specimens were characterized by examining their tensile, flexural and impact strength, heat barrier properties, and thermal stability at high temperatures. Among the composites, the material with a cotton and PP ratio of 40/60 demonstrated a maximum tensile and flexural strength of 62.09 MPa and 138.90 MPa, respectively, whereas the 50/50 cotton composite showed a maximum impact

SUBMITTER: Darda MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951094 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature