Thermal Degradation of Polypropylene Pine Sawdust Composite Filaments through Successive Heating and Reprocessing

Sônia M.A.  Veroneze; Thais H.S. Flores- Sahagun; Irineu  Mazzaro; Kestur Gundappa  SatyanarayanaC

doi:10.6000/2369-3355.2021.08.01

Authors

Sônia M.A. Veroneze Post Graduation Program in Engineering and Materials Science/PIPE, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19049, CEP: 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Thais H.S. Flores- Sahagun Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19049, CEP: 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Irineu Mazzaro Department of Physics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Caixa Postal 19049, CEP: 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Kestur Gundappa SatyanarayanaC Honorary Professor, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Sy. No. 167, Poornaprajnapura, Bidalur Post, Devanahalli, Bengaluru- 562110, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/2369-3355.2021.08.01

Keywords:

Drying Parameters, Tensile Properties, Thermal characterization, lignocellulosic, wood fibers.

Abstract

Considering the use of the new molding thermoplastic technique, where viscous filaments can be artistically or technically manipulated to create three-dimensional pieces using an extruder, this paper discusses the optimal PP/wood fiber filament preparation conditions especially the thermal degradation. Not only is it essential to know the best processing conditions of the composites but also gain durability and/or advantageous color change when the final products made with viscous filaments are subjected to thermal treatments. Very few papers have been published on polypropylene-pine wood filament composites and the thermal degradation of such filaments. This paper presents the preparation and characterization of filament composites using 5, 10, and 20wt.% pine sawdust with a compatibilizer obtained by hot molding through the use of an extruder, and discusses the effect of both drying time and temperature on the prepared filament composites to understand thermal degradation when subjected to 60°C and/or 120°C. Prepared filament composites are characterized for physical (density, water absorption, and crystallinity), thermal and tensile properties besides their morphology along with fractography. X-ray diffraction results confirmed the data obtained in thermal studies indicating that increased fiber content decreased both the crystallinity and the thermal resistance while decreasing the melting temperature of the filament composites. Fractographic studies revealed low adhesion between the sawdust and the matrix, evidenced by the presence of loose and some unattached sawdust particles in some composites, thus, supporting the observed low strength in these composites, besides the influence of drying time and temperature on the mechanical properties of the composites.

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