Physical and Thermal Characterization of Alkali Treated Rice Husk Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Table 3

Variation of water absorption with different weight percentages of rice husk reinforced in polypropylene matrix.

Samples	% of water absorption
	0 hr	24 hr	48 hr	72 hr
PP	0	0.102	0.184	0.195
5% rice husk PP	0	0.213	0.245	0.287
10% rice husk PP	0	0.256	0.293	0.336
15% rice husk PP	0	0.297	0.365	0.406
20% rice husk PP	0	0.323	0.382	0.433