Rheological Behavior of Renewable Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites and Sponge Gourd (<i>Luffa cylindrica</i>) Residue

<div>Variation of the storage modulus, <svg height="11.773pt" id="M23" style="vertical-align:-0.2063999pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5666 12.9379 11.773" width="12.9379pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M722 297H451L442 267C561 257 561 253 547 182L531 98C521 44 465 24 390 24C228 24 130 134 130 296C130 482 252 628 465 628C592 628 657 579 656 458L692 461C695 540 699 605 702 631C664 642 590 667 492 667C203 667 24 502 24 285C24 93 170 -17 368 -17C464 -17 543 11 617 28C613 43 612 68 620 106L635 182C649 255 652 258 716 268L722 297Z" id="g50-72"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="734" vert-adv-y="734"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,9.009,-5.872)"><path d="M310 541L304 571C290 586 211 619 185 610L80 76L131 52L310 541Z" id="g50-31"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="361" vert-adv-y="361"></glyph.data></g></svg>, and loss modulus, <svg height="11.773pt" id="M24" style="vertical-align:-0.2063999pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5666 15.9887 11.773" width="15.9887pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M722 297H451L442 267C561 257 561 253 547 182L531 98C521 44 465 24 390 24C228 24 130 134 130 296C130 482 252 628 465 628C592 628 657 579 656 458L692 461C695 540 699 605 702 631C664 642 590 667 492 667C203 667 24 502 24 285C24 93 170 -17 368 -17C464 -17 543 11 617 28C613 43 612 68 620 106L635 182C649 255 652 258 716 268L722 297Z" id="g50-72"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="734" vert-adv-y="734"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,9.009,-5.872)"><path d="M310 541L304 571C290 586 211 619 185 610L80 76L131 52L310 541Z" id="g50-31"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="361" vert-adv-y="361"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.048,-5.872)"><path d="M310 541L304 571C290 586 211 619 185 610L80 76L131 52L310 541Z" id="g50-31"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="361" vert-adv-y="361"></glyph.data></g></svg>, as a function of frequency for neat renewable HDPE and its composites containing different wt% of sponge gourd filler.</div>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Figure 3: Rheological Behavior of Renewable Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites and Sponge Gourd (<i>Luffa cylindrica</i>) Residue 

International Journal of Polymer Science

Rheological Behavior of Renewable Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites and Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica) Residue

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