Abstract:
This research work is based on the investigation
of mechanical and thermal properties of micro crystalline
cellulose (MCC) based polypropylene (PP) composites. MCC
was surface modified by coconut oil to increase the
compatibility between MCC and PP. One to five percents of
unmodified MCC and modified MCC were mixed with PP to
prepare composites. Mechanical, physical and thermal
properties were investigated by tensile test, hardness test, water
absorption test, VST test, thermal stability test with different
MCC compositions. Tensile strength and tensile modulus
variation of developed composite was predicted by using a
modified Halpin-Tsai model.
Citation:
S. M. K. Maduranga, J. A. S. R. Silva, A. M. P. B. Samarasekara, D. A. S. Amarasinghe, L. Karunanayake and V. S. C. Weragoda, "Investigation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Micro Crystalline Cellulose Based Composites," 2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2020, pp. 170-175, doi: 10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185371.
