Effect of akali, esterification and silane surface treatments on properties of flax fibres

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dc.contributor.authorZhu, J.
dc.contributor.authorBrighton, J.
dc.contributor.authorZhu, H.
dc.contributor.authorAbhyankar, Hrushikesh
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-05T16:16:06Z
dc.date.available2024-03-05T16:16:06Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-28
dc.descriptionAuthor 2: J. Brington, is a spelling mistake on the publisher pdf. The author name should read J. Brighton (James Brighton).
dc.description.abstractIn the recent decades, flax fibres can be used as laminate reinforcements with polymer matrix materials to form natural composites, providing outstanding environmental benefits and other characteristics such as reduced cost and light weight. The composite properties are limited by the poor natural fibre/polymer matrix adhesion, which could be improved by chemical modifications. The fibre properties, such as thermal and mechanical properties, after the treatments have a direct effect on the composite behaviors. In order to investigate the effect of treatments on fibre properties, non-woven flax fibre mats were subjected to alkali, esterification and silane treatment. Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and tensile tests were conducted on the virgin and treated flax fibres. It was found that all the treatments resulted in the removal of pectin and lignin component within the primary cell wall as evidenced by the characteristic IR peak change. The results showed that the thermal stability of non-cellulose part of flax fibres was highly improved by esterification modifications. However, the decrease (20-30%) in fibre tensile properties after the treatments was possibly offset by the improvement in fibre/matrix adhesion.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationZhu J, Brighton J, Zhu H, Abhyankar H. (2014) Effect of alkali, esterification and silane surface treatments on properties of flax fibres. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, Volume 4, Issue 1, September 2014, pp. 1-11en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2320-0227
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/JSRR/2015/12347
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20925
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN Internationalen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectFlax fibres
dc.subjectsurface treatments
dc.subjectthermal degradation
dc.subjectmechanical properties
dc.titleEffect of akali, esterification and silane surface treatments on properties of flax fibresen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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