Hybrid Polypropylene Biocomposites Reinforced with Short Man-Made Cellulose Fibres and Softwood Flour-Optimisation of Properties Using Response Surface Methodology.

Piotr Franciszczak, Andrejs Kovalovs, Magdalena Kwiatkowska

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Piotr FranciszczakDepartment of Machines Construction and Materials, Faculty of Marine Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Willowa Street 2, 71-650 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4618-7048

Andrejs KovalovsInstitute of High-Performance Materials and Structures, Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Kipsalas Street 6A, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia.

Magdalena KwiatkowskaDepartment of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Piastow Av. 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5002-8242

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The study was done within the framework of the project "HyBiCo - High performance short-fibre biobased hybrid composites for injection moulding" (Reference Number: project4297) founded by M-ERA.NET Call 2016. Reference Number: project4297

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Wood-polymer composites and composites reinforced with natural and man-made cellulose fibres are being extensively used in the automotive and building industries. The main shortcoming of the former is their low-impact resistance and brittleness. The relatively high cost of natural and cellulose fibres is the limitation of the latter. This research uses a hybrid combination of wood flour and short man-made cellulose fibres to develop polypropylene composites for injection moulding that excel in mechanical characteristics and have low material cost. Both reinforcements are of wood origin. The synergistic hybrid effect of this combination of reinforcements helps to achieve their mechanical performance superior to that of wood-polymer composites at preserved low cost. The proposed Response Surface Methodology enables the calculation of necessary weight fractions of two reinforcements to achieve desired mechanical properties like strength, tensile, flexural modulus, and impact resistance.

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hybrid effectinjection mouldingman-made cellulosemechanical propertiespolypropylene matrixwood–plastic composites

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PMID40141522

DOI10.3390/ma18061239

PMCPMC11944088

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