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ArticleHeliyon2023

Investigation of tribo-mechanical performance of alkali treated rice-husk and polypropylene-random-copolymer based biocomposites.

Fahad Ali Rabbani, Muhammad Sulaiman, Fatima Tabasum, Saima Yasin, Tanveer Iqbal, Muhammad Shahbaz, M A Mujtaba, Shahid Bashir, H Fayaz, C Ahamed Saleel

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Fahad Ali RabbaniDepartment of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
Muhammad SulaimanDepartment of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
Fatima TabasumDepartment of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
Saima YasinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, UET Lahore, Main Campus, Lahore 54890, Pakistan.
Tanveer IqbalDepartment of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShahbazDepartment of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
M A MujtabaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, UET Lahore, New Campus, Kala Shah Kaku 39020, Pakistan.
Shahid BashirHigher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Level 4, Wisma R&D, Universiti Malaya, Jalan Pantai Baharu, 59990 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
H FayazModeling Evolutionary Algorithms Simulation and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
C Ahamed SaleelDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Asir-Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was based on the experimental performance evaluation of a wood polymer composite (WPC) that was synthesized by incorporating untreated and treated rice husk (RH) fibers into a polypropylene random copolymer matrix. The submicron-scale RH fibers were alkali-treated to modify the surface and introduce new functional groups in the WPC. A compatibilizer (maleic anhydride) and a thermos-mechanical properties modifier (polypropylene grafted with 30 % glass fiber) were used in the WPC. The effects of untreated and treated RH on the WPC panels were studied using FESEM, FTIR, and microscope images. A pin-on-disk setup was used to investigate the bulk tribological properties of PPRC and WPC. The complex relationship between the friction coefficient of different loading of RH fibers in the WPC, as a function of sliding distance, was analyzed along with the temperature and morphology of the surface. It was observed that untreated RH acted as a friction modifier, while treated RH acted as a solid lubricant. Microhardness was calculated using the QCSM module on nanoindentation. It was found that untreated RH led to an increase in microhardness, while treated RH caused a decrease in hardness compared to PPRC.

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Alkali treatmentBiocompositeFiber reinforced compositeMaleic anhydrideMicrohardnessRice huskTribologyWood polymer composite

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PMID38034731
PMCPMC10685183

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