Lignocellulosic fibres are being utilized in various areas such as automotive, building and packaging applications to replace conventional man-made fibers. Various types of natural fibers have been the subject of intense research interest such as flax, sisal, jute, kenaf and hemp. Corn husk development as bioplastics is often used as a solution to maximize the potential of corn husks. This is because corn husks have high fiber contents of about 38%-50% and carbohydrate contents of about 38%-55%.
In this study, high density polyethylene polymer matrix contributes to ground uncarbonized and carbonized waste corn husk powder is handled as 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt% ratio will be mixed in the extruder. Mixture obtained from the extruder to be granulated and then the granules will be obtained as appropriate standard test sample of the injection molding machine. Mechanical and morphological tests will be applied such as elasticity modulus, tensile strength at break, % elongation, Izod impact strength, hardness, density. Also, SEM examination will be conducted to evaluate the microstructure of corn husk particles as well as material distribution in these experiments.