dc.contributor.author | Monti, Marco | |
dc.contributor.author | Scrivani, Maria Teresa | |
dc.contributor.author | Kociolek, Irene | |
dc.contributor.author | Larsen, Åge G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Olafsen, Kjell | |
dc.contributor.author | Lambertini, Vito | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-16T06:46:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-16T06:46:11Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-05-21T10:17:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4360 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2767861 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper, we report a study on the effects of different ethylene copolymers in improving the impact strength of a fiber-reinforced composite based on a recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (rPET) from post-consumer bottles. Different ethylene copolymers have been selected in order to evaluate the effects of the polar co-monomer chemical structure and content. The composite mixtures were prepared via melt extrusion, and the samples were manufactured by injection molding. Impact strength was evaluated using Izod tests, and a morphological study (FESEM) was performed. As a result, a composite with substantially improved impact properties was designed. This study demonstrates that a post-consumer PET from the municipal waste collection of plastic bottles can be successfully used as a matrix of high-performance, injection-molded composites, suitable for use in the automotive sector, among others, with no compromise in terms of mechanical requirements or thermal stability. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | impact properties | en_US |
dc.subject | glass fibers | en_US |
dc.subject | recycling | en_US |
dc.subject | fiber reinforced composites | en_US |
dc.subject | poly(ethylene terephthalate) | en_US |
dc.title | Enhanced Impact Strength of Recycled PET/Glass Fiber Composites | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 13 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Polymers | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/polym13091471 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1911248 | |
dc.relation.project | EC/H2020/730292 | en_US |
dc.source.articlenumber | 1471 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |