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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Analysis of Selected Properties of Biocomposites Based on Polyethylene with a Natural Origin Filler.

Emil Sasimowski, Łukasz Majewski, Marta Grochowicz

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors.

Emil SasimowskiDepartment of Technology and Polymer Processing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 36 Nadbystrzycka Street, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.
Łukasz MajewskiDepartment of Technology and Polymer Processing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 36 Nadbystrzycka Street, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9766-2064
Marta GrochowiczDepartment of Polymer Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, 33 Gliniana Street, 20-614 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9225-5232

Funding

Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego 030/RID/2018/19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study investigates the effect of the content and size of wheat bran grains on selected properties of a lignocellulosic biocomposite on a polyethylene matrix. The biocomposite samples were made by injection method of low-density polyethylene with 5%, 10% and 15% by weight of wheat bran. Three bran fractions with grain sizes <0.4 mm, 0.4-0.6 mm and 0.6-0.8 mm were used. The properties of the mouldings (after primary shrinkage) were examined after their 2.5-year natural aging period. Processing properties, such as MFR (mass flow rate) and processing shrinkage, were determined. Selected physical, mechanical and structural properties of the produced biocomposite samples were tested. The results allowed the determination of the influence of both the content of bran and the size of its grains on such properties of the biocomposite as: color, gloss, processing shrinkage, tensile strength, MFR mass flow rate, chemical structure (FTIR), thermal properties (DSC, TG), p-v-T relationship. The tests did not show any deterioration of the mechanical characteristics of the tested composites after natural aging.

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agricultural wastebiomass wasteinjection mouldinglignocellulosic materialsmechanical propertiespolymer processingthermal propertieswheat bran

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PMID32962286
PMCPMC7560486

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