Characterization of melt flow behavior in polypropylene random copolymer reinforced with agricultural waste

Abstract

The utilization of fillers into polypropylene is a well-known method to achieve enhancement in material properties or cost saving possibilities, or both [1]. Agricultural wastes are one of the preferred fillers to produce polymer based composite products would help protect the environment. Polymer composites reinforced with agricultural wastes are attracting more and more attention from researchers due to the lack of toxicity and harmlessness to the environment [2]. In this study, the effect of nano sized corn husk loading on the melt flow index (MFI) of polypropylene random copolymer-based composites has been reported.