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Effect of alkali treatment and coupling agent on thermal and mechanical properties of Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes fibers reinforced HDPE composites

verfasst von: Anass Ait Benhamou, Abdelghani Boussetta, Mehdi Nadifiyine, Amine Moubarik

Erschienen in: Polymer Bulletin | Ausgabe 4/2022

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In this work, Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) fibers were used as natural reinforcement to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix to valorize unexploited Moroccan natural resources in composites applications. Composites specimens were prepared by combining extruder and injection molding processes using various fibers loadings (2.5, 5 and 10 wt%). OFI fibers were alkali treated to clean their surfaces from non-cellulosic compounds, and styrene–(ethylene–butene)–styrene three-block copolymer grafted with maleic anhydride (SEBS-g-MA) is used as coupling agent to graft maleic groups in the surface of matrix. Combined effects of both treatments on thermal and mechanical properties of prepared composites were investigated. Results showed that the alkali treatment proves to be more effective in improving interfacial adhesion between fibers and matrix, which positively influences the hardness and Young’s modulus properties of composites without SEBS-g-MA, while the addition of coupling agent increased composites plasticity and thermal stability owing to the chemical bond formation at fibers–matrix interface.

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Titel: Effect of alkali treatment and coupling agent on thermal and mechanical properties of Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes fibers reinforced HDPE composites
verfasst von: Anass Ait Benhamou
Abdelghani Boussetta
Mehdi Nadifiyine
Amine Moubarik
Publikationsdatum: 07.03.2021
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Polymer Bulletin / Ausgabe 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0170-0839
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-2449
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03619-8

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