Utilizing spent coffee grounds as sustainable fillers in biopolymer composites: influence of particle size and content
Gabriel Mäder, Nadine Rüegg, Tobias Tschichold, Selçuk Yildirim
Abstract
Spent coffee grounds were utilized as sustainable fillers in biopolymer composites. Injection-moulded dog-bone specimens were evaluated to investigate the effects of filler loading and particle size on the mechanical and thermal properties.
Topics & Concepts
BiopolymerFiller (materials)Composite materialMaterials scienceParticle sizeCoffee groundsParticle (ecology)PolymerFood scienceChemical engineeringChemistryEngineeringGeologyOceanographyNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties