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Use of Recycled Waste Paper as Fiber Reinforcement for Polypropylene –Relationship of Fiber Extraction Process and Mechanical Properties of the Composites.

Authors :
Scholten, Andrea
Meiners, Dieter
Source :
AIP Conference Proceedings; 2018, Vol. 2055 Issue 1, p050006-1-050006-5, 5p
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

During recycling of waste paper from private households different fractions containing plastics and polluted paper fibers are received. Current research at the Institute of Polymer Materials and Plastics Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology showed that the use of waste paper as filler and reinforcement in polypropylene leads to nearly the same mechanical properties as natural fibers like flax, sisal and hemp. The present investigations focus on the chemical cleaning of the paper recyclate to treat the fiber surface and to solve foreign plastics like polystyrene. For this purpose Soxhlet extraction with different solvents is used. The received extracts are examined via infrared spectroscopy, as well as the treated and the untreated fibers. Afterwards, the cleaned paper is incorporated into polypropylene. The received composites are investigated regarding their mechanical properties by tensile testing and CHARPY impact testing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0094243X
Volume :
2055
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
AIP Conference Proceedings
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
134261034
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5084825