TY - JOUR
T1 - Physico-chemical study of pistachio (Pistacia vera) nutshell particles as a bio-filler for eco-friendly composites
AU - Balasundar, P.
AU - Narayanasamy, P.
AU - Senthil, S.
AU - Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Naif
AU - Prithivirajan, R.
AU - Shyam Kumar, R.
AU - Ramkumar, T.
AU - Subrahmanya Bhat, K.
PY - 2019/8/28
Y1 - 2019/8/28
N2 - Agro-industrial by-products are an alternative potential source to replace synthetic fibers /filler materials. Pistachio (Pistacia vera) nut processing industries producing Pistacia vera nutshell (PVNS) as waste in large quantity. The nutshells are characterized for the first time towards their Physico-chemical properties like particle size, structural, morphological, elemental, thermal and surface analysis. The thermal stability and degradation temperature of PVNS particles are 240.6 and 274.2 °C, respectively. The pore size and pore diameters are 38 mm3 g-1, 3.626 nm while the surface area is calculated as 0.392 m2 g-1. Thus, the PVNS particle characterization results show the required quality to meet as bio-filler in the polymer matrix to improve the bio-composite properties. Consequently, the agro-food industrial residues of Pistachio shell may be effectively used to develop the valuable ecofriendly practical applications in an automobile application such as car dashboard and doors.
AB - Agro-industrial by-products are an alternative potential source to replace synthetic fibers /filler materials. Pistachio (Pistacia vera) nut processing industries producing Pistacia vera nutshell (PVNS) as waste in large quantity. The nutshells are characterized for the first time towards their Physico-chemical properties like particle size, structural, morphological, elemental, thermal and surface analysis. The thermal stability and degradation temperature of PVNS particles are 240.6 and 274.2 °C, respectively. The pore size and pore diameters are 38 mm3 g-1, 3.626 nm while the surface area is calculated as 0.392 m2 g-1. Thus, the PVNS particle characterization results show the required quality to meet as bio-filler in the polymer matrix to improve the bio-composite properties. Consequently, the agro-food industrial residues of Pistachio shell may be effectively used to develop the valuable ecofriendly practical applications in an automobile application such as car dashboard and doors.
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U2 - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab3b9b
DO - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab3b9b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071679742
SN - 2053-1591
VL - 6
JO - Materials Research Express
JF - Materials Research Express
IS - 10
M1 - 105339
ER -