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Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Silica-Based Bagasse-Fiber-Ash-Reinforced Recycled HDPE Composites

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The rheological and mechanical properties of a recycled high-density polyethylene biocomposite with silicabased bagasse fiber ash as a reinforcing filler were investigated. The bagasse fiber ash (BFA) was surface-treated using a silane coupling agent (vinyltrimethoxysilane). Composites with BFA whose particle size was varied in the range of 3 to 25wt.% (37, 53, and 105mm), were prepared and examined.

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The authors are grateful to the Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna for partial support. Special thanks also go to Kaset Thai International Sugar Corp Co., Ltd. (Nakhonsawan, Thailand) and Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) for kindly providing the raw materials.

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    W. Sitticharoen, A. Chainawakul, T. Sangkas & Y. Kuntham

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 591-606, May-June, 2016.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11029-016-9620-1.

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Sitticharoen, W., Chainawakul, A., Sangkas, T. et al. Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Silica-Based Bagasse-Fiber-Ash-Reinforced Recycled HDPE Composites. Mech Compos Mater 52, 421–432 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-016-9594-z

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