Recycled HDPE/Natural Fiber Composites Modified with Waste Tire Rubber: A Comparison between Injection and Compression Molding.

ABSTRACT: With the objective of turning wastes into added-value materials, sustainable and fully recycled wood-plastic composites were reinforced by waste tire rubber particles to show balanced properties and potentially low-cost materials. Recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE) was compounded (melt extrusion) with flax fiber (FF) and waste regenerated tire rubber (RR) to investigate the effect of mixing ratio, coupling agent (maleated polyethylene, MAPE) and molding process (injection and compression molding) on the properties of hybrid composites. In particular, a complete set of characterization was performed including thermal stability, phase morphology and mechanical properties in terms of tension, flexion and impact, as well as hardness and density. Adding 40 wt.% of flax fibers (FF) incre

SUBMITTER: Fazli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature