2 publications

• Published Subscription Original Research 7 Sep 2026

  Thermal Degradation Kinetics and Activation Energy of Recycled High-Density Polyethylene/Fly Ash Composites at Varying Filler Loadings

  By Kiran Kumar M, Madhukumar K, Sasikumar N, S B G Tilak Babu, C. Senthamil Selvi, Rekha Anantharaman

  Abstract: The ever-increasing plastic waste and coal fly ash are a serious environmental problem, which have to be addressed with effective recycling methods that transform plastic waste and coal fly ash into high value-added composites of good thermal properties. Although the use of recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is an area of interest, the effect of fly ash reinforcement on thermal degradation kinetics and activation energy is still poorly characterized, and a …

  Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 Read article →

• Published Subscription Original Research 7 Sep 2026

  Crystallization Kinetics and Morphological Shifts in Polylactic Acid/Nanocellulose Blends Under Isothermal Melt Conditions

  By Kiran Kumar M, Madhukumar K, Sasikumar N, S B G Tilak Babu, Azeezaa. V, Santosh Kumar Nathsharma

  Abstract: The great potential of polylactic acid as a sustainable biopolymer for packaging, biomedical materials, and additive manufacturing, polylactic acid's slow crystallization kinetics during melt processing causes it to be poorly crystallized, thermally weak, and mechanically underperforming. Crystallization models of PLA/nanocellulose blends have been limited to isothermal melt crystallization kinetics and the resulting morphological changes. The phenomena discussed in this work are systematically explored by melt compounding of polylactic acid with …

  Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 Read article →