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Advances in Materials Research
  Volume 12, Number 2, June 2023 , pages 119-131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/amr.2023.12.2.119
 

Novel green composite material manufactured by extrusion process from recycled polypropylene matrix reinforced with eucalyptus fibres and granite powder
Rômulo Maziero, Washington M. Cavalcanti, Bruno D. Castro, Claudia V. Campos Rubio, Luciano M.G. Vieira, Tulio H. Panzera and Juan C. Campos Rubio

 
Abstract
    The development of sustainable composites materials, from recycled polymeric materials and waste from the wood industry and stone processing, allows reducing the volume of these by-products, minimizing impacts on health and the environment. Nowadays, Polypropylene (PP) is the most recycled polymer in industry, while the furniture industry has increasingly used timber felled from sustainable forest plantations as a eucalypt. The powder tailing from the ornamental stone extraction and processing industry is commonly disposed of in the environment without previous treatment. Thus, the technological option for the development of composite materials presents itself as a sustainable alternative for processing and manufacturing industries, enabling the development of new materials with special technical features. The results showed that powder granite particles may be incorporated into the polypropylene matrix associated with short eucalyptus fibres forming green hybrid composites with potential application in structural engineering, such as transport and civil construction industries.
 
Key Words
    eucalyptus fibres; granite particles; green material; recycled polypropylene; sustainable composites
 
Address
Rômulo Maziero, Washington M. Cavalcanti, Bruno D. Castro, Juan C. Campos Rubio: Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Claudia V. Campos Rubio, Luciano M.G. Vieira: Grupo de Inovação e Tecnologia em Materiais (GiTeM), Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Tulio H. Panzera: Centre for Innovation and Technology in Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Federal University of São João del Rei, São João del Rei 36301-158, Brazil
 

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