%0 Journal Article
%T Physical and Chemical Properties of Horns Sheaths Particles for the Manufacture of Composite Materials
%A Tawe Laynde
%A Zakari Yaou
%A Karga Tapsia Lionel
%A Konai Noel
%A Danwe Raidandi
%J Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
%P 1-9
%@ 2327-6053
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/msce.2024.125001
%X Salvaged cow horns from slaughterhouses have been transformed into fine particles for a physical characterization that has led us to determine the humidity rate (2.34% ± 0.054%), the actual density situated between 0.586 g/cm<sup>3</sup> and 0.732 g/cm<sup>3</sup>, the swelling rate (12%), and one chemical characterization that permitted us to determine the rate of dry matters (97.05%), of mineral matters (2.5%), of protein matters (94.52%). From these weak values, it can easily be seen that cow horn case doesn’t absorb much water and improve the mechanical characteristics of the composite; the high rate of protein shows that keratin which is the structural molecule favors its gripping as reinforcing element in the manufacturing of composite materials.
%K Horns
%K Fibers
%K Polymer Loads
%K Physical Properties
%K Chemical Composition
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=133044