TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing mechanical performance of flax fiber/vinyl ester composites with coconut husk char
T2 - a sustainable approach for hybrid composite material
AU - Balamurugan, T.
AU - Ayyadurai, G. K.
AU - Trilaksana, Herri
AU - Palani, Geetha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Polymer composite materials are widely used in diverse applications, prompting an ongoing quest to improve their performance. Coconut husk char, derived from agricultural waste, can be utilized as a filler or reinforcement in the composite. The char can provide additional strength and stiffness to the composite while enhancing its sustainability. Coconut husk char is abundant, low-cost, and renewable, making it as an attractive eco-friendly additive. This paper shows the incorporation of coconut husk char filler in flax fiber/vinyl ester hybrid composite at varying percentages (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%). Mechanical tests were conducted to assess tensile, flexural, impact, and hardness properties. Upon the addition of 10 wt% char, maximum tensile strength of 46 MPa, hardness of 89, and impact strength of 36 J/m were achieved. There was a decrement in strength after 10 wt% due to poor interface development and char particle agglomeration. These results substantiated the efficacy of the ash filler in the development of the composite, potentially paving the way for further advancements in composite materials and offering valuable insights into the optimization of mechanical properties through innovative filler combinations. Graphical abstract: (Figure presented.)
AB - Polymer composite materials are widely used in diverse applications, prompting an ongoing quest to improve their performance. Coconut husk char, derived from agricultural waste, can be utilized as a filler or reinforcement in the composite. The char can provide additional strength and stiffness to the composite while enhancing its sustainability. Coconut husk char is abundant, low-cost, and renewable, making it as an attractive eco-friendly additive. This paper shows the incorporation of coconut husk char filler in flax fiber/vinyl ester hybrid composite at varying percentages (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%). Mechanical tests were conducted to assess tensile, flexural, impact, and hardness properties. Upon the addition of 10 wt% char, maximum tensile strength of 46 MPa, hardness of 89, and impact strength of 36 J/m were achieved. There was a decrement in strength after 10 wt% due to poor interface development and char particle agglomeration. These results substantiated the efficacy of the ash filler in the development of the composite, potentially paving the way for further advancements in composite materials and offering valuable insights into the optimization of mechanical properties through innovative filler combinations. Graphical abstract: (Figure presented.)
KW - Coconut husk
KW - Flax fiber
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Natural fiber
KW - Polymer composites
KW - SEM
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192097173&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s13399-024-05695-y
DO - 10.1007/s13399-024-05695-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85192097173
SN - 2190-6815
JO - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
JF - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
ER -