Use of vegetative material as a filler in composite materials

US6875263B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignees

• Contract Research and Development · MY
• David John Tadgell · AU

Inventors

• Mailvaganam Thavalingam Sivasithambaram Pillai · Kuala Lumpur, MY
• Khalid Ahmad · Thousand Oaks, US
• Arulgnanam Vettivaloo Arunasalam · Kuala Lumpur, MY

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2005
• Expiry date: Jan 17, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L101/00
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to the use of a filler derived from cereal husk, more particularly rice husk, in composite materials to enhance the flame retardant, antistatic, accelerator, plasticiser and blowing characteristics in various composite materials.