Abstract
Frequent use of various types of green composite in different applications has led to the great development in material science technology. Coconut shell which is generally considered waste material is been analysed here to get its desired properties and characteristics. Basically composite particles are studied using various macroscopic and microscopic approach and with various advance techniques like Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Water absorption and Thickness swelling test, Thermal analysis, Thermo Gravimetric analysis (TGA) and Differential thermal analysis (DTA). In our work we have focused on the thermal analysis of coconut shell particles using TGA and DTA technology and finally the conclusion is made regarding the feasibility of using Coconut Shell Particle in Application of green composites.
Highlights
Coconut shell as particulate filler materialCoconut shell is one of the most important natural fillers produced in tropical countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India
In the present investigation coconut shell particles are formed by coconut shells that were previously washed and dried in convection oven at 100°C and crushing them in Wiley mill and after that coconut shell particles were converted into powder form in grinder
Thermo gravimetry (TG) is the branch of thermal analysis which examines the mass change of a sample as a function of temperature in the scanning mode or as a function of time in the isothermal mode
Summary
Coconut shell is one of the most important natural fillers produced in tropical countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. Many works have been devoted to use of other natural fillers in composite in recent past and coconut shell filler is a potential candidate for the development of new composites because of their high strength and modulus properties. The coconut particles have remarkable interest in the automotive industry owing to its hard-wearing quality and high hardness (not fragile like glass fiber), good acoustic resistance, moth-proof, non-toxic, resistant to microbial and fungi degradation, and not combustible [1,2,3]
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