Production of Sugar Beet Pulp/LDPE Composites Using Compression Molding Method and Investigation of Some Properties

Year 2021, Volume: 21 Issue: 3, 295 - 305, 31.12.2021

Yıldız Birbilen Kadir Karakuş Fatih Mengeloğlu

https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.1049966

Abstract

Aim of study: In this study, the effect of lignocellulosic filler and coupling agent amount on the physical and mechanical properties of produced sugar beet pulp/LDPE composites were researched.
Material and methods: Wood-plastic composites were produced using compression molding method. The effect of lignocellulosic filler and coupling agent (maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene) amount on the physical (density and water uptake analyses) and mechanical (tensile strength, tensile modulus, elongation at break, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and impact strength) properties of composites were investigated.
Main results: According to the obtained results, the rise in the amount of SBP were increased the density, tensile modulus, flexural strength, and flexural modulus while decreasing tensile strength, elongation at break, and impact strength of the resulting composites. Generally, the increase of coupling agent (MAPE) amount improved the composites properties except for impact strength and elongation at break.
Highlights: Sugar beet pulp (SBP) can be successfully used as an alternative lignocellulosic filler in the wood plastic composite production.

Keywords

Wood Plastic Composite, Sugar Beet Pulp, Compression Molding, Mechanical Properties

Pres Kalıplama Yöntemi Kullanılarak Şeker Pancarı Küspesi/LDPE Kompozitlerin Üretilmesi ve Bazı Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı: Bu çalışmada, üretilen şeker pancarı küspesi/LDPE kompozitlerin fiziksel ve mekanik özellikleri üzerine lignoselülozik dolgu maddesi ve uyumlaştırıcı ajan miktarının etkisi araştırılmıştır.
Materyal ve yöntem: Kompozitlerin fiziksel (yoğunluk ve su alma analizleri) ve mekanik (çekme direnci, çekmede elastikiyet modülü, kopmada uzama, eğilme direnci, eğilmede elastikiyet modülü ve darbe direnci) özellikleri üzerine dolgu maddesi ve uyumlaştırıcı ajan miktarının etkisi incelenmiştir.
Temel sonuçlar: Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, şeker pancarı küspesi miktarındaki artışlar yoğunluk, çekmede elastikiyet modülü, eğilme direnci ve eğilmede elastikiyet modülü değerlerini artırmıştır. Çekme direnci, kopmada uzama ve darbe direnci şeker pancarı küspesi oranının artması ile azalmıştır. Uyumlaştırıcı ajan MAPE miktarının artması ise kopmada uzama ve darbe direnci hariç genel olarak kompozitlerin özelliklerini iyileştirmiştir.
Araştırma vurguları: Şeker pancarı küspesinin odun plastik kompozit üretiminde alternatif bir lignoselülozik dolgu maddesi olarak kullanılabileceği belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Odun Plastik Kompozit, Şeker Pancarı Küspesi, Pres Kalıplama, Mekanik Özellikler

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