Novel silk/poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites: the effect of short fibre content on their mechanical and thermal properties

Lee, Sang Muk; Cho, Donghwan; Park, Won Ho; Lee, Seung Koo; Han, Seong Ok; Drzal, Lawrence T.

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.09.023

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“…One of the best methods to obtain good dispersion of fillers in the biopolymer matrix is by using the twin-screw extrusion technique (Mishra et al 2002;Oksman et al 2003); however, according to Lee et al (2005), the sensitivity of the temperature during the compounding processes involving extrusion or injection moulding is limited. The interaction between the matrix and the fillers (reinforcement), which provides a large surface area, improves the mechanical properties as well as the dimensional and thermal stability of the composite (Felix and Gatenholm 1991;Paul and Thomas 1997).…”

Section: Fabrication Of Bioplastic Fertiliser (Bpf) Compositesmentioning

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Characterisation and Biodegradation of Poly(Lactic Acid) Blended with Oil Palm Biomass and Fertiliser for Bioplastic Fertiliser Composites

Saffian¹,

Abdan²,

Hassan³

et al. 2016

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This work presents a new technique for producing a slow-release fertiliser with bioplastic polymer coating. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was blended with granular NPK fertiliser and empty fruit bunch (EFB) fibres using extrusion technique. The polymer coatings were characterised using thermal gravimetric analyser (TGA) and diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC). The PLA and EFB fibres complemented each other in terms of their thermal stability in the BpF composites. A homogenous BpF blend was observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In biodegradation the percentages of weight loss for PLA/EFB/NPKC1 and PLA/EFB/NPKC2 were higher due to the presence of EFB fibres, which were 64.3% and 76.3%, respectively.

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Characterisation and Biodegradation of Poly(Lactic Acid) Blended with Oil Palm Biomass and Fertiliser for Bioplastic Fertiliser Composites

Saffian¹,

Abdan²,

Hassan³

et al. 2016

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“…As presented by Hirotsu et al (22) , PBS has excellent biodegradability in nature, such as in soil, lake, sea, and compost. It can be completely combustible by fire without evolving toxic gases, recyclable, and processible by injection, extrusion, compression, and lamination moulding techniques (23) . It has comparable mechanical properties with several thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene.…”

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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Short Coir Fibre Reinforced Poly(Butylene Succinate) Biodegradable Composites

Nam

Ogihara

Tùng

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The poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) biodegradable composites reinforced with short coir fibres were fabricated by compression molding method. Effect of different fibre contents varying from 10 to 50 wt% on the mechanical and thermal properties of coir/PBS composites have been studied in terms of tensile and flexural properties, thermal stability, thermal expansion, dynamic mechanical properties, and microscopic observations. Tensile and flexural moduli of the composites were improved with the increase of fibre content up to 50 wt%. The results of thermogravimetric analysis showed that thermal stability of coir/PBS biodegradable composites is remarkably to be intermediate between the PBS resin and coir fibre depending on the fibre content. The thermomechanical stability of PBS resin is significantly improved by the addition of reinforcing coir fibres into the composite matrix. Dynamic mechanical analysis results also confirmed that the storage modulus of the composites was increased with increase in the loading of coir fibre, showing the stress transfers from the matrix to the fibre. The greatest value of storage modulus and lowest coefficient of thermal expansion obtained at 50 wt% fibre content in the present study. The fracture surface morphology of the composite specimens observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed the weak bonding between untreated coir fibre and PBS matrix.

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“…Some examples in use include ramie, hemp, kenaf, jute, sisal, bamboo, banana, and oil palm fibers. Various natural fibers such as flax, ramie [8][9][10], jute [11], bamboo [12], pineapple [13,14], kenaf [15], henequen [16] and hemp [17][18][19][20] have been investigated as reinforcements in biopolymers by various researchers. Bast fibers, like banana, are complex in structure and are lignocellulosic, consisting of helically wound cellulose micro fibrils in amorphous matrix of lignin and hemicelluloses.…”

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The Effect of Fiber Length on Tensile Properties of Polyester Resin Composites Reinforced by the Fibers of <i>Sansevieria trifasciata</i>

Sankar

Reddy

et al. 2014

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This paper presents the study of the tensile properties of Sansevieria trifasciata -fiber (here after called STF) reinforced polyester composites. The composite sample was fabricated with five different fiber lengths of STF (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mm). The fabrication was made by hand lay-up technique. Mechanical properties were determined using tensile testing. An interact between fiber and matrix was observed from the SEM (scanning electron microscope) micrographs. The study reveals that the tensile strength increased with fiber length without effecting the elongation at break of the composite.

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Novel silk/poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites: the effect of short fibre content on their mechanical and thermal properties

Cited by 269 publications

References 25 publications

Characterisation and Biodegradation of Poly(Lactic Acid) Blended with Oil Palm Biomass and Fertiliser for Bioplastic Fertiliser Composites

Characterisation and Biodegradation of Poly(Lactic Acid) Blended with Oil Palm Biomass and Fertiliser for Bioplastic Fertiliser Composites

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Short Coir Fibre Reinforced Poly(Butylene Succinate) Biodegradable Composites

The Effect of Fiber Length on Tensile Properties of Polyester Resin Composites Reinforced by the Fibers of <i>Sansevieria trifasciata</i>

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