(196i) Date Pits as Cost-Effective, Renewable, and Efficient Fillers for Polymers | AIChE

(196i) Date Pits as Cost-Effective, Renewable, and Efficient Fillers for Polymers

Authors 

Alsewailem, F. - Presenter, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
In this research, Date pits, by product with less value of the palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.), were successfully used as efficient and eco-friendly fillers and reinforcement for polymeric materials. A polymeric used to host date pits granules was general purpose polystyrene (PS). PS pellets were melt compounded with proper amount of date pits granules by extrusion. morphological and mechanical properties of the prepared composites were investigated to explore effect of date pit particle size on the properties of the composites. It was found that mechanical properties represented by Izod impact strength may be significantly enhanced by controlling date pit particle size within the range of 0.25-1.00 mm.