Author(s)

Tawe Laynde¹, Zakari Yaou², Karga Tapsia Lionel³, Konai Noel², Danwe Raidandi²

¹Department of Wood Construction, University Institute for Wood Technology, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon.
²Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, National Advance School of Engineering, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon.
³Department of Mechanical Petroleum and Gas Engineering, National Advance School of Mines and Petroleum Industries, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon.

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/cm³ and 0.732 g/cm³, 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.

Horns, Fibers, Polymer Loads, Physical Properties, Chemical Composition

Laynde, T. , Yaou, Z. , Lionel, K. , Noel, K. and Raidandi, D. (2024) Physical and Chemical Properties of Horns Sheaths Particles for the Manufacture of Composite Materials. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 12, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/msce.2024.125001.