Effect of mahogany filler on mechanical properties of reinforced polyethylene matrix

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dc.contributor.authorOlaitan, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorAzeez, T. O.
dc.contributor.authorAtuanya, C. U.
dc.contributor.authorOnukwuli, O. D.
dc.contributor.authorOfficha, M. C.
dc.contributor.authorMenkiti, M. C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-27T15:13:20Z
dc.date.available2024-11-27T15:13:20Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.descriptionThis research was done in collaboration with a staff of this institution
dc.description.abstractThe effect of mahogany filler as an agricultural waste material used in thermoplastic polymer composite was investigated. Polyethylene (PE), as the matrix, and mahogany sawdust, as the filler, were prepared in five levels of filler loading (10, 20, 25, 30, and 35 wt %) to form thermoplastic composites.Two forms of composite samples were prepared with a recycled polyethylene and mahogany wood filler called recycled polyethylene (RPE) composite and 20 percent of virgin polyethylene with recycled polyethylene wood filler called virgin polyethylene recycled polyethylene (VRPE)composite and their mechanical properties were studied. Test results show that the tensile strengths, tensile modulus, flexural strengths, flexural modulus and hardness properties increased while impact strength, decreased with increase in filler loading for the mixed polyethylene composites but tensile strength of there cycled polyethylene composite decreased with increased filler loading. The appreciable improvement on the tensile strength indicates that mahogany can be used as a reinforced material of the mixed polyethylene composite. Again the presence of 20 percent of virgin PE has significant effects (p < 0.05) on mechanical properties of the mahogany filler – recycled polyethylene composite.
dc.identifier.citationOlaitan, S. A., Azeez, T. O., Atuanya, C. U., Onukwuli, O. D., Officha, M. C. & Menkiti, M. C. (2013). Effect of mahogany filler on mechanical properties of reinforced polyethylene matrix. Academic Research International, 4(4), 284 - 292
dc.identifier.issn2223-9553
dc.identifier.issn2223-9944
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1559
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAVAP International
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectMahogany sawdust filler
dc.subjectmixed polyethylene (VRPE)
dc.subjectrecycled polyethylene (RPE)
dc.subjectmechanical properties
dc.subjectDepartment of Chemical Engineering
dc.titleEffect of mahogany filler on mechanical properties of reinforced polyethylene matrix
dc.typeArticle

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