Bio-composites of kenaf fibers in polylactide: Role of improved interfacial adhesion in the carding process

Thermally Grafting Aminosilane onto Kenaf-Derived Cellulose and Its Influence on the Thermal Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid) Composites

“…Focusing at the SGC spectrum, the existence of siloxane was again confirmed with the peak at 713 cm -1 , which is attributable to the -Si-O-Si-symmetric stretching band (Herrera-Franco and Valadez-Gonzalez 2005; Lee et al 2009;Valadez-Gonzalez et al 1999). Those aside, an additional shoulder at 851 cm -1 which is attributed to the Si-O-C bond, and the peak at 815 cm -1 which is attributed to the Si-CH 2 bonds, were additional characteristic bands that also represented the existence of siloxane (Frone et al, 2011).…”

“…Of all bioplastics developed thus far, PLA has made the greatest impact in the packaging industry (Johansson et al 2012). Various studies of PLA composites reinforced with natural fibers have recently been done (Frone et al 2011;Huda et al 2008;Jonoobi et al 2010;Lee et al 2008;Lee et al 2009;Mat Taib et al 2008;Seong et al 2012;Tokoro et al 2008;Wang et al 2011a, b). Many authors agree that the most significant disadvantage of natural fibers is their marked hydrophilic nature and highly polar character, which limits their compatibility with polymeric matrixes, which are mostly hydrophobic and non-polar (Abdelmouleh et al 2007;Lu et al 2008;Xie et al 2010).…”

Mechanical Properties Analysis of Polypropylene Biocomposites Reinforced with Curaua Fiber

“…When considering the biocomposites manufactured from natural fibers and thermoplastic matrix, it has already been established in the literature that with a suitable surface treatment of the fiber or using a graft copolymerization matrix [1][2][3]8 and by using an increasing percentage volumetric fiber 5,9 it is possible to use these materials in small and medium structures even if they are in the form of short fibers 4,[6][7] .…”

“…With this in mind, several researchers [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] made an effort to meet this demand. Taking this into account, the biocomposites materials render themselves as an alternative because of the possibility that they will be recyclable, thereby reducing environmental impact and cost of production.…”

PLA-OMMT nanocomposites manufactured by reactive extrusion

“…Besides, due to low quantities of active pharmaceutical ingredients, this technique remains of interest for the biomedical sector, and (c) there are other methods. The production of composites/ nanocomposites based on PLA can imply the polymerization of lactide on the surface of dispersed phases for better compatibility/higher performances [42], the physical blending of PLA (as fibers) with natural or synthetic fibers [43], utilization of pultrusion as technique [44] to produce PLA reinforced with long fibers [45], coextrusion (fibers, films, and sheets), and hot pressing using the film stacking method [46].…”