| Abstract [eng] |
In general, the hulls of Spelt and Oat crops are readily abundant but do not have any market value. Therefore, rather than burning, the utilization of husks as natural fillers in thermoplastic materials will provide a new application route for husks as the useful resource for thermoplastic industry. The present research has been undertaken, with the aim to utilize lignocellulosic by-products as a filler in polypropylene biocomposites, to investigate the effect of filler content to morphology, mechanical, thermal, water absorption properties and biodegradability of Spelt and Oat husks containing polypropylene biocomposites. Moreover, these composites were compaired with wood flourreinforced polypropylene biocomposites as a reference, in order to find out, if it is possible to reduce the forest consumption in cutting trees and to provide benefit to environment by replacing them with husks containing polypropylene biocomposites. It was found, that due to the similar properties, Spelt husks containing polypropylene composites are a good alternative to wood flour-reinforced polypropylene biocomposites. |
