| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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2025 Technical Division Student Poster Contest
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| Presentation Title |
SPU-22: Exploring Effects of Additives on the Thermal Stability and Processability of Paper Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene for Automotive Applications |
| Author(s) |
Jocelyn M. Hess, Cecile Grubb, David Harper, David Keffer |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jocelyn M. Hess |
| Abstract Scope |
Paper fibers are used to reinforce polypropylene (PP) to make a sustainable, low-carbon footprint composite for automotive applications. While paper fiber-PP composite manufacturing processes and properties have been developed and investigated, these materials still face challenges, related to the low thermal stability and inherent polarity-driven incompatibilities, that must be overcome before widespread adoption. The viability of these composites would also be improved by decreasing the processing temperature and the amount of manufacturing-induced degradation. PP was compounded with additives to improve compatibility and thermal stability and reduce processing temperature of the PP matrix. Melt-spinning was employed to produce fibers from the PP with additives. The PP fibers and paper pulp were suspended in a slurry and wet-laid into mats. The mats were molded into panels, which were characterized for their performance as automotive materials. By exploring the effects of additives on paper fiber-PP composites, we can expand applications in automotive uses. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |
| Keywords |
Sustainability, Composites, Polymers |