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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 375-382Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/secm-2013-0317
Keywords
biocomposite; electron microscopy; natural fiber; particle reinforcement; physical properties
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- College of Technology, Pantnagar
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In this research, the suitability of almond shell and coconut fiber as a renewable agricultural residue for the manufacturing of biocomposite to be used as a replacement of wood was investigated. The use of agriculture waste as a reinforcement in composite may result in several environmental and socioeconomic benefits. A biocomposite containing different weight percentages of almond shell particle (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 wt%) and coconut fiber (2, 4, and 6 wt%) mixed with 20 wt% almond shell particles was made using epoxy resin and 0.5 wt% tricresyl phosphate. The water absorption (WA), thickness swelling (TS), and morphology [scanning electron microscopy (SEM)] test of the biocomposite were determined. The rate of WA is less in saline water (SW) compared to rainwater (RW). The influence of the addition of coconut fiber is more compared with the almond shell particles for both the WA and TS.
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