Fabrication and Characterization of High-density Polyethylene - Coconut Coir Composites with Stearic Acid as Compatibilizer

• Main Authors: Chakraborty, Soma, Enriquez, Joseph King Eos Dawn V, Santiago, Peter June Macalino, Ong, Timothy Funcion
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2009
• Subjects: coconut coir; high-density polyethylene; stearic acid; compatibilizer; coupling agent; composite; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/141; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0892705709344560
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Composites of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with coconut coir as the fiber and stearic acid (SA) as the coupling agent were fabricated by compression molding. Coconut coir in the form of braided fibers and whiskers were used for the study. Incorporation of the coir, buckled the composites and dec...