[HTML][HTML] Waste paper as a valuable resource: an overview of recent trends in the polymeric composites field

DM de Oliveira, ASC de Bomfim, KCCC Benini… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on polymeric waste-paper composites, including state-of-the-art
analysis with quantitative and qualitative discussions. Waste paper is a valuable cellulose …

Recycled cellulose polypropylene composite feedstocks for material extrusion additive manufacturing

NE Zander, JH Park, ZR Boelter, MA Gillan - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
Many types of consumer-grade packaging can be used in material extrusion additive
manufacturing processes, providing a high-value output for waste plastics. However, many …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable biocarbon from pyrolyzed perennial grasses and their effects on impact modified polypropylene biocomposites

E Behazin, M Misra, AK Mohanty - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Using biocarbon as a biobased filler in polymers is gaining increased attention because of
its carbon neutrality and low cost. However, systematic studies investigating the effect of …

Sustainable one-pot process for the production of cellulose nanofiber and polyethylene/cellulose nanofiber composites

TAT Yasim-Anuar, H Ariffin, MNF Norrrahim… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Conventional cellulose-based nanocomposites production requires two separate unit
operations for the processing:(i) cellulose nanofibrillation unit, and (ii) polymer …

Sustainable packaging biocomposites from polylactic acid and wheat straw: Enhanced physical performance by solid state shear milling process

S Yang, S Bai, Q Wang - Composites Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
As a sustainable and inexpensive agricultural byproduct, wheat straw has gained major
interest as filler in green composites in recent years, but previous studies about PLA/wheat …

Recycled polymer feedstocks for material extrusion additive manufacturing

NE Zander - Polymer-based additive manufacturing: recent …, 2019 - ACS Publications
With the rapidly expanding polymer additive manufacturing (AM) space, re-use and
recycling of thermoplastics should be considered. Recent research has shown that the …

Direct use of natural antioxidant-rich agro-wastes as thermal stabilizer for polymer: Processing and recycling

KA Iyer, L Zhang, JM Torkelson - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Antioxidant-rich agro-wastes such as grape pomace waste (GW), turmeric shavings and
waste, coffee grounds, and orange peel waste are used as-received for the first time as …

[HTML][HTML] Superior dispersion led excellent performance of wood-plastic composites via solid-state shear milling process

S Yang, B Wei, Q Wang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Wood-plastic composites as a kind of lightweight and green biomaterials are attracting great
interest from academia and industry. However, challenges for effective wood flour (WF) …

Mechanical, thermal, and rheological properties of polypropylene hybrid composites based clay and graphite

H Bensalah, K Gueraoui, H Essabir… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Polypropylene hybrid composites based on a mixture of graphite and clay were
compounded by twin-screw extrusion and injection molded. In particular, the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled polypropylene-polyethylene torrefied almond shell biocomposites

Z McCaffrey, L Torres, S Flynn, T Cao, BS Chiou… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study revealed that torrefied almond shells (TAS) can be used as a bio-
reinforcing agent for recycled polypropylene-polyethylene (PP-PE) blends without requiring …