Research Article

Characterization of Alkaline Treatment and Fiber Content on the Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Ground Coffee Waste/Oxobiodegradable HDPE Biocomposites

Table 1

Summary of the composites investigated in this study.

CompositeSampleStacking sequenceVolume of GCW (%)Volume of oxo-HDPE (%)

A1oxo-HDPE (PE)150PE0100

B1Untreated GCW5/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 5 UG595
B2Untreated GCW10/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 UG1090
B3Untreated GCW15/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 15 UG1585
B4Untreated GCW20/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 20 UG2080

C11% NaOH1/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 NG1090
C21% NaOH6/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 NG1090
C31% NaOH12/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 NG1090
C41% NaOH24/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 NG1090

D11% NaOH5/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 5 NG595
D21% NaOH10/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 10 NG1090
D31% NaOH15/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 15 NG1585
D41% NaOH20/oxo-HDPE150 PE + 20 NG2080