Waste chicken feather biofiller reinforced bioepoxy resin based biocomposites - A waste to wealth experimental approach

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Utilizing poultry wastes, particularly chicken feathers, in biopolymer composites is seen as an important aspect in lowering the environmental pollution and paving a new path to sustainability. The main objective of this experimental study is to develop polymer composites reinforced with waste chicken feather fillers and evaluate their physical, mechanical, and thermal characteristics. The composites were fabricated through an open mold casting process using bio epoxy (SR-33 Greenpoxy) as the matrix and chicken feather filler as a reinforcement in three distinct weight fractions (2.5, 5, and 7.5 wt%). To evaluate the effects of filler content on the mechanical properties of the fabricated bio-epoxy composites, they were subjected to tensile, flexural, impact, and hardness tests. The findings from the experimental studies demonstrated that the composites containing 2.5 wt% of chicken feather filler had improved mechanical properties, thermal stability, and crystallization behaviour. The thermal attributes of samples included a greater melting point, lower recrystallization temperature, higher glass transition temperature, and quicker crystallization rates. The Scanning Electron Microscope analysis of the fracture surface morphology of the biocomposites showed a better interfacial adhesion between the filler and matrix. It could be concluded from the results that the waste chicken feather can be used as potential filler reinforcements for begetting natural composites for various low- and medium-density structural and non-structural applications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:261

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 261(2024), Pt 1 vom: 24. März, Seite 129708

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chandran, Arulmozhivarman Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Rangappa, Sanjay Mavinkere [VerfasserIn]
Suyambulingam, Indran [VerfasserIn]
Siengchin, Suchart [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bio epoxy
Characterization
Chicken feather
Journal Article
Natural composites
Polymers
Resins, Plant
Waste filler
Waste to wealth

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129708

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367628147