Comparative analysis of composites made from Polyester-LDPE wastes and mix of Polyester-Wool with LDPE wastes

Abstract

During the manufacturing process of textile fibres into yarns, fabrics and apparel products, process wastes are generated in each of the production stages. Although the amount of generated wastes varies from natural fibres to synthetic fibres, the wastes generated from synthetic fibres are more dangerous to human health and the environment at large. So, in this research it has been tried to produce composite products from polyester and polyester-wool mix textile reinforcements with LDPE matrix wastes. The fabrication is made with compression moulding machine at a melting temperature of 160⁰c, a pressure of 1.5MPa for 5 minutes. So, based on the testing and characterizations made, composites made from 100% polyester-LDPE wastes exhibit higher results in impact resistance and compression strength tests. However, composites made from 63% polyester, 35% wool & 2% elastomer-LDPE wastes shows higher results in tensile and flexural strength tests.