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In Uence of Methacrylic Acid Modification On Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/Cocoa Pod Husk Biocomposites
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Modification on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/Cocoa Pod Husk Biocomposites, Polymer-Plastics Technology and
Engineering, 54:3, 296-300, DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2014.977425
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DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2014.977425
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In this research, cocoa pod husk (by-product from cocoa industrial) has been utilized as filler
in polypropylene (PP) matrix biocomposites. The CPH filler was modified with different
contents of methacrylic acid (MAA) and its effect on tensile properties of PP/CPH
biocomposites was investigated. The result showed that 3% of MAA gave the optimum
improvement on tensile strength and tensile modulus of PP/CPH biocomposites. However,
the MAA modification reduced the elongation at break of PP/CPH biocomposites. The
improvement of tensile properties is attributed by the presence of MAA enhancing the
filler-matrix interfacial bonding. The scanning electron microscope results indicated that
the modified CPH exhibited less filler pull-out and was well wetted by the PP matrix,
which indicated better interfacial bonding. Fourier transmission infrared (FTIR) confirm
that the MAA was covalently bonded to the CPH filler surface.
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Perlis 02600, Jejawi, Perlis, Malaysia. E-mail: irsalmah@unimap.edu.my
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INTRODUCTION TABLE 1
Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) is one of the important Formulation of PP/CPH biocomposites
agricultural crops in Malaysia. Cocoa pod husk (CPH) is a
nonfood part of the cocoa pod, usually accounting for 52 to Materials PP/CPH Biocomposites
76% of the cocoa pod wet weight[1,2]. In the cocoa industry,
PP (phr) 100
the CPH is a by-product of the process of obtaining cocoa bean CPH (phr) 20
from cocoa pod. Usually, the CPH is abundant but does not
MAA (%) 0, 1, 3, 5*
have economic value. Therefore, the utilization of CPH as
natural filler in thermoplastic materials will provide a new phr ¼ Part per hundred resin.
application route for CPH and a useful resource for *Percentage based on weight of CPH.
thermoplastic industry.
Nowadays, natural filler has become a popular choice of the continuously for 1 h. Afterwards, the CPH was soaked in
plastic industry. This is because natural fillers show some MAA solution and left for 12 h. The modified CPH was fil-
excellent benefits compared to mineral fillers (such as lower tered and dried in an oven at 80°C for 24 h.
cost), are obtained from renewable resources, present
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FIG. 1. Tensile strength of PP/CPH biocomposites with different MAA FIG. 3. Tensile modulus of PP/CPH biocomposites with different MAA
content. content.
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MAA content.
CONCLUSION
Modified CPH with MAA increased in tensile strength and
modulus, but decreased in elongation at break of PP/CPH bio-
composites. The 3% of MAA was the optimum content for fil-
ler modification of CPH giving the greatest improvement of
tensile properties. The FTIR results showed that the MAA
was covalently bonded with CPH via ester bonding. The
SEM micrograph also demonstrated that the filler modification
with 3% MAA improved interfacial bonding between CPH
FIG. 5. Schematic reaction of CPH and MAA. and the PP matrix.
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