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Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber/Polymer Biocomposites: The Effect of Fiber Treatment with Electron Beam  

Han, Young-Hee (Nano Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Han, Seong-Ok (Nano Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Cho, Dong-Hwan (Polymer/Bio-Composites Research Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
Kim, Hyung-Il (Department of Industrial Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
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Macromolecular Research / v.16, no.3, 2008 , pp. 253-260 More about this Journal
Abstract
Environmentally friendly biocomposites were made using plant-based natural fibers, such as henequen and kenaf. The natural fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) and unsaturated polyester (UP) biocomposites were examined in terms of the reinforcing effect of natural fibers on thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. Kenaf (KE) and henequen (HQ) fibers were treated with an electron beam (EB) of 10 and 200 kGy doses, respectively, or with a 5 wt% NaOH solution. Four types of biocomposites (KE/PP, HQ/PP, KE/UP and HQ/UP) were fabricated by compression molding and each biocomposite was characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The kenaf fiber had the larger reinforcing effect on the dynamic mechanical properties of both PP and UP biocomposites than the henequen fiber. The highest storage modulus was obtained from the biocomposite with the combination of UP matrix and 200 kGy EB treated kenaf fibers.
Keywords
natural fiber; biocomposites; kenaf; henequen; electron beam treatment; dynamic mechanical properties;
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