Sorya Nekkaa

• University Ferhat Abbas of Setif

The objective of the present study is to develop an environment friendly alternative material based on available and local bio-source from the wastes of Algerian date palm trees, date palm twigs fiber (DPF) was selected as an effective reinforcing material for Hight density polyethylene (HDPE) biocomposite. Two types of treatments have been used in...

The main aim of this work was to study the effect of surface modification on the characteristics of local Pine cone flour (PCF) and on the interfacial adhesion in polypropylene/poly(lactic acid)/Pine cone (PP/PLA/PCF) blend composites. For this purpose, alkali, silane, and a combination of both treatments were applied to impart a hydrophobic charac...

This work presents the chemical modification of Spanish broom flour (SBF), and the study of SBF loading and surface treatment on the performances of polypropylene (PP) biocomposites. In order to enhance the interfacial interactions between the PP matrix and the SBF, two types of chemical treatments were used: 2 wt% of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for di...

Pine cone and Spartium junceum are readily available cellulosic materials which can be used as reinforcements in thermoplastic-based composites. In the present study, flours issued from Pine cone (PCF) and Spartium junceum (SjF) were first chemically modified with maleic anhydride (MA) and silane. Then, neat and treated flours were incorporated int...

In this work, biocomposites have been prepared from a matrix consisting of polypropylene (PP) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) compatibilized using maleic anhydride (MA) grafted PP (PP-g-MA) and flour obtained from local date palm trees (DPF). To mediate the high hydrophilic character of the filler and attain an optimal dispersion, MA treated DPF (MA...

The aim of this work was to study the effects of alkali and alkali-silane surface treatments on Spartium junceum (Sj) fibers characteristics. Then, untreated and surface treated fibers were incorporated into a poly(lactic acid) matrix and the properties of the composites were studied. To improve the adhesion at the interface between the PLA matrix...

In this study, the use of silane-crosslinking high density polyethylene/Spartium Junceum flour composites has been investigated. The silane grafting and composite production were carried out simultaneously in a one-step process using a mixing chamber of a Plastograph. Extraction in p-xylene revealed an increase in gel content with crosslinking. The...

The effects of Spartium junceum (SJ) flour content, treatment time on the thermal and thermomechanical properties of polypropylene/Spartium junceum flour (PP/SJ) composites were studied. In order to improve the interfacial adhesion between the PP matrix and the SJ flour, SJ flour was treated with NaOH (2 wt%) for 8, 24 and 48 h at ambient temperatu...

In this study, we want to investigate the effects of fibers content and surface modification of Spartium junceum (SJ) fibers on the water absorption characteristics, thermal degradation, and morphological properties of SJ-reinforced poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) composites. In addition, the change in mechanical proprieties of the composites after bio...

This study investigates the effects of surface treatments by sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) of Spartium junceum (SJ) fibers on the structural and physical properties of Spartium junceum fibers. SJ fibers were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTTR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy. FT...

Triphenylphosphite (TPP) has been used as a chain extender to regenerate polyethylene terephtalate (PET) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) wastes and to improve the properties of PET/HDPE system based on recycled materials. TPP incorporation in PET and HDPE showed a noticeable increase of the torque as a function of the mixing time and proved th...

Vegetable flour (Spartium junceum) reinforced polymer composites provide the customers with more alternatives in the material market due to their unique advantages. The effects of Spartium junceum (SJ) flour content and coupling agent concentration on the composite properties were studied. The above samples were characterized by differential scanni...

In the present study, Spartium junceum (SJ) fibers were chemically treated with different concentrations of two coupling agents, silane N [-3 Trimethoxysilyl propyl] ethylene diamine (Z-6020) and stearic acid, in order to improve the mechanical properties of polypropylene/Spartium junceum fibers (PP/SJ) composites. The chemical modification efficie...

The effects of Spartium junceum (SJ) flour content, treatment time, and temperature on the mechanical and rheological properties of low density polyethylene/Spartium junceum flour (LDPE/SJ) composites were studied. SJ flour was treated with NaOH (5% wt) for 24, 48, and 72 h at 25°C and 40°C. FTIR results showed that there is a partial removal of li...

The effects of kaolin content and treatments on the thermal and mechanical properties and on the degradation of polypropylene were examined using mechanical tests, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetry (TGA). The weak interactions filler/matrix have been reinforced using a modification with urea then with an ammonium salt an...

This paper presents the influence of Spartium junceum (SJ) fiber content, surface treatment and temperature on the water uptake of polypropylene/Spartium junceum fiber (PP/SJ) composites. Composites specimens were dried at 70°C to reach a constant weight and then were submerged in distilled water at different temperatures, 23°C and 85°C. Water upta...

The effects of mixing conditions and transesterification catalyst concentration on the structural, thermal and morphological properties of a 50/50 polycarbonate (PC)/poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) system were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and by solubility measurements. From the inc...

The thermal and crystallization behavior of PP/Spartium junceum fiber composites were studied by thermogravimetry (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The surface modification of Spartium junceum fibers was carried out using silane coupling agents in order to improve the interfacial adhesion between the fiber and the matrix. The effec...

The composites investigated in this article were polypropylene reinforced with Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) fibers. These fibers were modified with N[-3 Trimethoxysilyl propyl] ethylene diamine (Z6020) or stearic acid, which work as coupling agents between fibers and matrix. This work studied the thermal (differential scanning calorimetry) and...