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July 22, 2026PolymersOpen Access

Balancing Mass Fraction and Performance of Corn Husk/PLA Biocomposites for Moderate-Load Furniture Applications

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FYFangmin YuanSSS. Siti SuhailyYWYuqing Wang

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Overview

Randomized trial examines biocomposite performance in furniture, suggesting optimal corn husk content for different uses.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate how varying corn husk mass fractions impact the performance of corn husk/PLA biocomposites for furniture applications.
  • Prepared biocomposites with 10 wt% and 30 wt% corn husk using hot pressing at 200 °C, 10 MPa for 5 min.
  • Evaluated physical properties including tensile strength, flexural strength, density, hardness, and water absorption.
  • 30 wt% CHB achieved a flexural strength of 39.8 ± 1.1 MPa, indicating better load-bearing capacity.
  • Density decreased from 1.30 ± 0.03 to 1.09 ± 0.05 g/cm3 with increased corn husk content.
  • 10 wt% CHB exhibited higher Shore D hardness (84.1 ± 1.4) and screw withdrawal resistance (528.9 ± 22.9 N).

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Yuan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a605e7c4163e025518d82echttps://doi.org/10.3390/polym18141772
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