An Attempt to Find a Suitable Biomass for Biochar-Based Polypropylene BiocompositesShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: Environmental Management, ISSN 0364-152X, E-ISSN 1432-1009, Vol. 62, no 2, p. 403-413Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Four biomass wastes (rice husk, coffee husk, coarse wool, and landfill wood) were added with biochar and polypropylene (PP) to manufacture biocomposites. Individual biomasses were tested for their combustion behavior using cone calorimeter. Biocomposites were analyzed for their fire/thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties. Wood had the most desirable comprehensive effect on both the mechanical and fire properties of composites. In particular, wood and biochar composite exhibited the highest values of tensile/flexural properties with a relatively low peak heat release rate. In general, application of waste derived biochar and biomasses drastically reduced the susceptibility of neat PP towards fire.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2018. Vol. 62, no 2, p. 403-413
Keywords [en]
Biomass, Biocomposite, Biochar, Wastes, Fire
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-232754DOI: 10.1007/s00267-018-1033-6ISI: 000438262300015PubMedID: 29594380OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-232754DiVA, id: diva2:1236647
Note
QC 20180803
2018-08-032018-08-032019-08-20Bibliographically approved