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Symposium: S06 - Biopolymers and Polymer from Renewable Resources Oral Presentation
Effect of Maleic-Anhydride-Polypropylene on Physical and flexural properties of Polypropylene/Poplar/Carbon Fiber Hybrid Composites
Kada Djamila (1)*, koubaa Ahmed (2), Mignauelt Sebastien (3), Djamila Ghezalla (4)
(1) École Préparatoire Sciences et Techniques d’Alger, - Alger - Algeria, (2) Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Rouyn Noranda - Canada, (3) Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - rouyn naranda - Canada, (4) Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene - Alger - Algeria
This study aims at investigating the effect of maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) on flexural and physical properties of polypropylene/poplar/carbon fiber hybrid composites. Hybrid composites (mix of wood and CFs) were manufactured in a two stages process, pellet extrusion and samples mold injection with varying amounts of poplar wood fiber (0%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) and CFs (0%, 3%, 6%, and 9%), with and without maleic anhydride grafted PP (MAPP) as a coupling agent. Results revealed that the addition of coupling agent MAPP increased flexural strength. Water absorption behavior indicated that hybrid composites prepared with MAPP offer better resistance to water compared to composites without MAPP. The angle contact revealed that the wettability of the composites was significantly decreased in the presence of MAPP.
Keywords: Short carbon fiber; Poplar; Hybrid composite; Mechanical properties, angle contact.