Abstract
ABSTRACTThe current work focuses on the thermal behavior of biocomposites based on cardanol formaldehyde resin (CFR) reinforced with untreated and treated coconut shell particles (CSP). CFR has been synthesized by condensing cardanol with formaldehyde in the presence of NH4OH catalyst (ratio of 1:1.6:0.36). Fabricating biocomposites is performed by compression moulding technique. The CSP with particle size of 50 µm is used in various proportions: 30 and 40 wt%. The CSP is immersed in 5 wt% NaOH solution for 5 h. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is used to characterize chemical formation of the new biocomposites. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis are applied to measure the thermal stability of composites. The thermal stability exhibits a slight decrease with particles loading from 30 to 40 wt% against neat CFR. This work gives a path for the possibility of CSP usage in low-value products in composite manufacturing.
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