Publication: Influence of pineapple leaf fiber and it's surface treatment on molecular orientation in, and mechanical properties of, injection molded nylon composites
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2016-07-01
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01429418
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Mahidol University
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Polymer Testing. Vol.52, (2016), 141-149
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Ajjima Nopparut, Taweechai Amornsakchai Influence of pineapple leaf fiber and it's surface treatment on molecular orientation in, and mechanical properties of, injection molded nylon composites. Polymer Testing. Vol.52, (2016), 141-149. doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2016.04.012 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/43378
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Influence of pineapple leaf fiber and it's surface treatment on molecular orientation in, and mechanical properties of, injection molded nylon composites
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The objective of his work is to show that pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) can be used successfully to reinforce a high melting polymer such as nylon. One of the most important barriers to the utilization of lignocellulosic materials in polymer matrix composites is their limited temperature resistance. As a consequence, they are mostly used to reinforce low melting temperature polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene as well as polystyrene. However, this work reveals that PALF can be used to reinforce nylon. This is because of its very low lignin content. Nylon 6/66 composites containing a fixed amount of 20 wt % PALF in the form of short and fine fibers were prepared with a laboratory twin screw extruder and then injection molded. The mechanical properties of three types of PALF, i.e. untreated, alkaline- and silane-treated, were studied. Significant improvements in modulus and heat distortion temperature were obtained. The crystalline structure and orientation in the injected composites were investigated with synchrotron wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). It was found that both PALF and nylon crystallites oriented well along the flow direction and this is the key factor for the improvements observed.