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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composite Materials Based on Olive Husk Flour
Amar Boukerrou*, Dalila Hammiche, Djidjelli Hocine, Hassina Aouat
Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Department of Process Engineering, University Abderrahmane Mira, Route de
Targa-Ouzemmour, Bejaia 06000, Algeria
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Journal of Renewable Materials 2014, 2(4), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2014.634119
Received 16 July 2014; Accepted 02 November 2014;
Abstract
The lack of compatibility between cellulose fi bers and some polymers, such as thermoplastics, is due on one
hand to the hydrophilic nature of the vegetable fi bers and on the other hand to the hydrophobic character of
the matrix. This incompatibility induces bad dispersion of the fi bers and the formation of a heterogeneous
material with mechanical properties which are not very satisfactory. The scope of this article is to describe the
possibility of using Olive Husk Flour (OHF) as reinforcement in the elaboration of a composite material based
on polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In this context, we used the PVC-g-MA as compatibilizer and investigated the
effect of the loading and the effect of treatment on the mechanical properties and thermal behavior of these
composites; the structures have also been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray
diffraction analysis (XRD).
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Boukerrou, A., Hammiche, D., Hocine, D., Aouat, H. (2014). Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composite Materials Based on Olive Husk Flour.
Journal of Renewable Materials, 2(4), 249–257.