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Recycled Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Jute Fabric from Sackcloth: Part II-Impact Strength Evaluation

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Environmental problems are motivating recycling actions and reuse alternatives for materials with main focus for the application of those renewable and biodegradable materials such as lignocellulosic fibers. Composites reinforced with such fibers are being considered by several industrial sectors, not only from the environmental safety, but also from economic considerations and improved properties. This paper, which is continuation of the work (Part I) by the authors’ use of the recycled polyethylene and used jute fabrics, presents evaluation of its toughness measured by the impact energy using both Izod and Charpy methods. Fabric content used is up to 40 wt. %. It is found that the incorporation of both types (new and used) of jute fabric significantly increased the impact energy of composites, with higher values associated with the new jute fabric. Fractographic analysis revealed that weaved configuration of the jute fibers and their low interfacial resistance with the matrix are responsible for the observed impact performance of these composites.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the support to this investigation by the Brazilian funding agencies: CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ, TECNORTE/FENORTE and the Araucária Foundation, Parana. They also acknowledged the permission to the use of the impact equipment of IQ/UFRJ and the SEM microscope by the PEMM from COPPE/UFRJ. One of the authors (KGS) acknowledges the Financial assistance received from the Arucaria Foundation Curitiba-PR, Brazil during this work and also the three institutions in India with which he is presently associated with for their encouragement.

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  1. Laboratory for Advanced Materials (LAMAV), Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil

    Amanda C. Lima & Sergio N. Monteiro

  2. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

    Kestur G. Satyanarayana

  3. Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore, India

    Kestur G. Satyanarayana

  4. Acharya Institutes, Hesarghatta Main Road, Chikkabanavara Post, Soldevanahalli, Bangalore, 560090, India

    Kestur G. Satyanarayana

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Kestur G. Satyanarayana—Formerly with Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba-PR, Brazil.

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Lima, A.C., Monteiro, S.N. & Satyanarayana, K.G. Recycled Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Jute Fabric from Sackcloth: Part II-Impact Strength Evaluation. J Polym Environ 19, 957–965 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-011-0347-8

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