Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules

In recent times, effort has been made by researchers all over the world to develop composite materials that will be eco-friendly and affordable. Based on this, this study focused on the development of improved thermal and fire properties of the polymer (epoxy) using Cucumeropsis mannii shell granule...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Victor S. Aigbodion, Paul A. Ozor, Charles Mbohwa
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2ddc6a4045c74364b37a15293b19c4de
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:2ddc6a4045c74364b37a15293b19c4de
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2ddc6a4045c74364b37a15293b19c4de2021-11-16T04:11:24ZNovel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules2666-052010.1016/j.jfueco.2021.100031https://doaj.org/article/2ddc6a4045c74364b37a15293b19c4de2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666052021000248https://doaj.org/toc/2666-0520In recent times, effort has been made by researchers all over the world to develop composite materials that will be eco-friendly and affordable. Based on this, this study focused on the development of improved thermal and fire properties of the polymer (epoxy) using Cucumeropsis mannii shell granules (CMSg). Epoxy + 20wt% CMSg composite was produced by solution casting method. The thermogravimetric (TGA) and cone calorimetry were used to determine the relevant characteristics of the composite. The temperature of thermal maximum decomposition was shifted to a higher temperature for the composite. The epoxy released 6.63% heat during burring and 6.73% mass loss over that of the developed composite. About 58.93% delayed time was obtained for the composite before burning commenced. The results show that the tested material can be used for increasing the thermal and fire properties of epoxy matrix composites for engineering application.Victor S. AigbodionPaul A. OzorCharles MbohwaElsevierarticleCucumeropsis mannii shell granulesThermogravimetric analysisCone calorimetryFlammability attenuationFuelTP315-360ENFuel Communications, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100031- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
Thermogravimetric analysis
Cone calorimetry
Flammability attenuation
Fuel
TP315-360
spellingShingle Cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
Thermogravimetric analysis
Cone calorimetry
Flammability attenuation
Fuel
TP315-360
Victor S. Aigbodion
Paul A. Ozor
Charles Mbohwa
Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
description In recent times, effort has been made by researchers all over the world to develop composite materials that will be eco-friendly and affordable. Based on this, this study focused on the development of improved thermal and fire properties of the polymer (epoxy) using Cucumeropsis mannii shell granules (CMSg). Epoxy + 20wt% CMSg composite was produced by solution casting method. The thermogravimetric (TGA) and cone calorimetry were used to determine the relevant characteristics of the composite. The temperature of thermal maximum decomposition was shifted to a higher temperature for the composite. The epoxy released 6.63% heat during burring and 6.73% mass loss over that of the developed composite. About 58.93% delayed time was obtained for the composite before burning commenced. The results show that the tested material can be used for increasing the thermal and fire properties of epoxy matrix composites for engineering application.
format article
author Victor S. Aigbodion
Paul A. Ozor
Charles Mbohwa
author_facet Victor S. Aigbodion
Paul A. Ozor
Charles Mbohwa
author_sort Victor S. Aigbodion
title Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
title_short Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
title_full Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
title_fullStr Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
title_full_unstemmed Novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
title_sort novel evaluation of flammability attenuation and thermal characteristics elevation potential of polymer composites reinforced with cucumeropsis mannii shell granules
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2ddc6a4045c74364b37a15293b19c4de
work_keys_str_mv AT victorsaigbodion novelevaluationofflammabilityattenuationandthermalcharacteristicselevationpotentialofpolymercompositesreinforcedwithcucumeropsismanniishellgranules
AT paulaozor novelevaluationofflammabilityattenuationandthermalcharacteristicselevationpotentialofpolymercompositesreinforcedwithcucumeropsismanniishellgranules
AT charlesmbohwa novelevaluationofflammabilityattenuationandthermalcharacteristicselevationpotentialofpolymercompositesreinforcedwithcucumeropsismanniishellgranules
_version_ 1718426714262994944