Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste
Composite materials have played an important role throughout human history, from housing early civilizations to enabling future innovations. This study explores the development of composite materials from recycled polypropylene and cotton fabric waste targeted for different applications. The composi...
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| author | Eyasu Ferede Genet Gebru Tsigemariam Worku Tsigemariam Jambo Desalegn Atalie Worku Zerefa |
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| description | Composite materials have played an important role throughout human history, from housing early civilizations to enabling future innovations. This study explores the development of composite materials from recycled polypropylene and cotton fabric waste targeted for different applications. The composites were manufactured by the melt-mixing method. The effects of cotton fabric waste content on various composite characteristics were investigated using tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength, compressive strength, and water absorption. The study showed that with an increase in cotton fabric waste content, properties such as tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength, and compressive strength increase up to the optimum level, while a decrease in these properties is observed after the optimal level. The maximum tensile strength of 57.84 MPa, tensile modulus of 1.31 GPa, flexural strength of 55.32 MPa, flexural modulus of 2.7 GPa, impact strength of 33.06 kJ/m2, and compressive strength of 53.68 MPa were obtained. The water absorption rate increased with an increase in the cotton fabric waste weight proportion. From the result of this study, it can be concluded that the optimal mechanical and water absorption properties were achieved at 30% cotton fabric waste content. Therefore, creating composites from recovered polypropylene and cotton fabric waste can have both environmental and financial benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00bc552eb45a48318faade8e35c04ced2025-08-20T02:03:13ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49122024-01-01202410.1155/2024/9247702Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric WasteEyasu Ferede0Genet Gebru1Tsigemariam Worku2Tsigemariam Jambo3Desalegn Atalie4Worku Zerefa5Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyEthiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion TechnologyComposite materials have played an important role throughout human history, from housing early civilizations to enabling future innovations. This study explores the development of composite materials from recycled polypropylene and cotton fabric waste targeted for different applications. The composites were manufactured by the melt-mixing method. The effects of cotton fabric waste content on various composite characteristics were investigated using tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength, compressive strength, and water absorption. The study showed that with an increase in cotton fabric waste content, properties such as tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, impact strength, and compressive strength increase up to the optimum level, while a decrease in these properties is observed after the optimal level. The maximum tensile strength of 57.84 MPa, tensile modulus of 1.31 GPa, flexural strength of 55.32 MPa, flexural modulus of 2.7 GPa, impact strength of 33.06 kJ/m2, and compressive strength of 53.68 MPa were obtained. The water absorption rate increased with an increase in the cotton fabric waste weight proportion. From the result of this study, it can be concluded that the optimal mechanical and water absorption properties were achieved at 30% cotton fabric waste content. Therefore, creating composites from recovered polypropylene and cotton fabric waste can have both environmental and financial benefits.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9247702 |
| spellingShingle | Eyasu Ferede Genet Gebru Tsigemariam Worku Tsigemariam Jambo Desalegn Atalie Worku Zerefa Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste Journal of Engineering |
| title | Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste |
| title_full | Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste |
| title_fullStr | Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste |
| title_short | Production and Characterization of Recycled Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric Waste |
| title_sort | production and characterization of recycled polypropylene composite reinforced with cotton fabric waste |
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