Preparation and study of plastic compounds containing polyolefins and post used newspaper fibers

Baroulaki, I; Karakasi, O; Pappa, G; Tarantili, PA; Economides, D; Magoulas, K

dc.contributor.author	Baroulaki, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Karakasi, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Pappa, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Tarantili, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Economides, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Magoulas, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:52Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	1359-835X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17488
dc.subject	thermoplastic resin	en
dc.subject	recycling	en
dc.subject	mechanical properties	en
dc.subject	newspaper fibers	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Manufacturing	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Composites	en
dc.subject.other	POLYPROPYLENE	en
dc.subject.other	POLYETHYLENE	en
dc.subject.other	COMPOSITE	en
dc.subject.other	DEINKING	en
dc.subject.other	MODEL	en
dc.title	Preparation and study of plastic compounds containing polyolefins and post used newspaper fibers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.012	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.012	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	A new process for the incorporation of old newspaper fibers into polyolefins, such as LDPE, HDPE and PP, was developed based on the dispersion of paper fibers in a hot polymer solution and the subsequent precipitation of the polyolefins by cooling, which produces a slurry of polymer with paper fibers. The technique studied in this work is an alternative to the conventional melt compounding and was expected to provide efficient wetting of fibers by the polymer. The density, hardness and tensile properties of composite specimens prepared by compression moulding, with filler content ranging from 10% to 40% (w/w), were measured. The tensile strength of HDPE and PP composites presents a slight decrease at filler concentrations between 10% and 20%, followed by considerable decrease in the range of 30-40%. On the other hand, the modulus of elasticity did not display a clear dependence on filler content. Composites based on LDPE showed good retention of tensile strength especially at low filler content, whereas their modulus of elasticity at 40% fiber concentration, increased by 78%. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.10.012	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000241446100013	en
dc.identifier.volume	37	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	1613	en
dc.identifier.epage	1625	en