Plastic/Natural Fiber Composite Based on Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Foam Waste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Dissolution of EPS Foam
2.3. Preparation and Characterization of Natural Fiber
2.4. Preparation of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Recycled EPS Foam Composites
2.5. Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Recycled EPS Foam Composites
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Natural Fibers
3.2. Characterization of Recycled EPS Foam/Natural Fiber Composites
3.2.1. The Distribution of Fibers in r-EPS
3.2.2. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material * | Tensile Strength | Flexural Strength | Impact Strength |
---|---|---|---|
r-EPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
r-EPS/u-coir (2, 5, and 10%) | ✓ | - | - |
r-EPS/u-BSF (2, 5, and 10%) | ✓ | - | - |
r-EPS/t-coir (2, 5, and 10%) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
r-EPS/t-BSF (2, 5, and 10%) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Properties | Coir | Banana |
---|---|---|
Diameter (μm) | 150–250 [36] | 100–250 [36] |
Density (g/cm3) | 1.2 [36,37] | 0.8 [36] |
Tensile Strength (MPa) | 175 [36], 131–220 [37] | 161.8 [36] |
Young’s modulus (GPa) | 4–6 [36,37] | 8.5 [36] |
Elongation at break (%) | 30 [36], 15–30 [37] | 2.0 [36] |
Surface energy (mJ/m2) | 35.1 ± 1.3 [38] | 39.49 [39] |
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Sriprom, W.; Sirivallop, A.; Choodum, A.; Limsakul, W.; Wongniramaikul, W. Plastic/Natural Fiber Composite Based on Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Foam Waste. Polymers 2022, 14, 2241. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112241
Sriprom W, Sirivallop A, Choodum A, Limsakul W, Wongniramaikul W. Plastic/Natural Fiber Composite Based on Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Foam Waste. Polymers. 2022; 14(11):2241. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112241
Chicago/Turabian StyleSriprom, Wilasinee, Adilah Sirivallop, Aree Choodum, Wadcharawadee Limsakul, and Worawit Wongniramaikul. 2022. "Plastic/Natural Fiber Composite Based on Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Foam Waste" Polymers 14, no. 11: 2241. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112241