Nigella sativa L. pomace as an alternative filler in wood plastic composites

Nigella sativa L. pomace as an alternative filler in wood plastic composites.The aim of this article is to demonstrate that black cumin waste pomace can be used as an alternative lignocellulosicfiller in wood plastic composite technology. In this study, composites were produced using high-densitypolyethylene (HDPE) and black cumin leftovers after industrial oil production. The resulting composites weresubjected to a series of tests such as static bending, MOE, surface roughness, contact angle, water absorption andthickness swelling, mold fungi resistance, SEM, FTIR spectroscopy and TGA analysis to determine theirproperties. The results of the obtained studies were compared with those obtained from tests conducted on purepolyethylene.