Abu-Sharkh, Basel F.

Matisova-Rychla, L.

Rychly, J.

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Easy estimation of the progress of artificial weathering of palm fiber-polypropylene 
composites by chemiluminescence.       
 
Abu-Sharkh, B.; Rychly, J.; Matisova-Rychla, L.     
 
Department of Chemical Engineering,  King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,  
Dhahran,  Saudi Arabia.     
 
Journal of Materials Science  (2005),  40(3),  613-619.   
 
 
Abstract 
 
Date palm leaves were compounded with polypropylene (PP) and UV stabilizers to form 
composite materials.  Residual thermo-oxidn. stability of such composites undergone to 
accelerated weathering in Xenotest has been investigated by chemiluminescence method.  It has 
been found that composites are much more stable than PP alone which was attributed to the 
direct interaction of cellulose fibers (reinforcing effect) and lignin (anti-oxidn. effect) with 
polypropylene peroxyl radicals.  Samples in which polypropylene is compatibilized with cellulose 
by Epolene E-43 wax are generally less stable than un-compatibilized ones probably because of 
the pro-initiation effect of cellulose on polypropylene oxidn. 


Easy estimation of the progress of artificial weathering of palm fiber-polypropylene composites by chemiluminescence

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Easy estimation of the progress of artificial weathering of palm fiber-polypropylene composites by chemiluminescence

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