Composite Material Using Hen Quills

Market demands environmental friendly fibrous materials which enables composite materials to be manufactured. Composites have already proven their worth as weight saving materials; the current challenge is to make them cost effective. Natural fiber composites can easily be recycled than glass fiber or carbon fiber composites. The natural fibers are currently extracted from plants like sisal, jute, and palm etc¿.wood-thermoplastic composites products are growing rapidly. Major markets are decking materials, pallets, automobiles and building materials. Animals can also provide a source of fibers. The animal products like hair, bird¿s feathers, quills etc can be used as fiber materials. It is anticipated that by incorporating quill particulates into polypropylene/epoxy resin matrix, the composite materials can be produced which can give good mechanical with low weight. Also the quill being the waste product of the poultry industry, the final cost of the composite product will be too low compared to other biological composite material. Mean