Composite material and methods of obtaining the same

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a composite material comprising a homogenous blend of (a) at least about 40% w/w of non-plastic organic matter out of a total weight of the composite material, said non-plastic organic matter comprising at least cellulose; (b) between about 5% w/w and about 60% w/w plastic matter out of a total weight of said composite material, said plastic matter comprising a plurality of synthetic thermoplastic polymers; and (c) up to 15% w/w inorganic matter; wherein said composite material comprises aryl containing synthetic polymers in an amount of less than 10% out of the total weight of said composite material; and wherein said composite material is characterized by at least one of the following properties: (i) it has a notched izod impact of at least 15 h/m; and (ii) a sample of said composite material that has been subjected to injection molding has at least one of tensile strength of at least 8 MPa; and flexural strength of at least 15 MPa. Also provided is a method of preparing the composite material, the method involving use of heterogenous intake material that comprises aryl-containing synthetic polymers in an amount of less than 10% out of the total weight of said composite material; and to methods of producing articles of manufacture from the composite material.

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