Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Poddar P

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• Research Article
  Irradiated Jute Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Mercerization and SEM Analysis
  Author(s): Islam Bossunia MT, Poddar P, Hasan MM, Hossain MT, Gulenoor F, Khan RA and Sarwaruddin Chowdhury AMIslam Bossunia MT, Poddar P, Hasan MM, Hossain MT, Gulenoor F, Khan RA and Sarwaruddin Chowdhury AM
  
  Jute fibres (Corchorus olitorious L.), an environmentally and ecologically friendly product, were chemically modified and treated as surface treatment which was carried out by mercerizing jute fabrics with aqueous solutions of NaOH (5,10 and 20%) at different soaking times (30, 60 and 90 minutes) and temperatures (0, 25 and 50°C). These mercerized jute fabric reinforced polypropylene composites were fabricated by composition molding technique and equated with virgin jute fabric reinforced polypropylene composites, fabricated by same technique. The above composite samples ware compared by evaluating the mechanical parameters such as tensile strength, tensile modulus, bending strength, bending modulus. The effect of mercerization on weight and dimension of jute fabrics was studied. Mechanical properties of mercerized jute-PP composi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2169-0022.1000266

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