Abstract
Date palm leaves were compounded with polypropylene (PP) and UV stabilizers to form composite materials. Residual thermo-oxidation stability of such composites undergone to accelerated weathering in Xenotest has been investigated by chemiluminescence method. It has been found that composites are much more stable than PP alone which was attributed to the direct interaction of cellulose fibres (reinforcing effect) and lignin (anti-oxidation effect) with polypropylene peroxyl radicals. Samples in which polypropylene is compatibilized with cellulose by Epolene E-43 wax are generally less stable than uncompatibilized ones probably because of the pro-initiation effect of cellulose on polypropylene oxidation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 613-619 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to acknowledge KACST for supporting this research under grant number AR-18-14. The authors would also like to acknowledge the support provided by KFUPM. The authors (L. M. R. and J.R.) acknowledge the support from grant agency VEGA (project No. 2/3053/23).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
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