Publication: Comparative study of pineapple leaf microfiber and aramid fiber reinforced natural rubbers using dynamic mechanical analysis
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2020-02-01
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01429418
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Mahidol University
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Polymer Testing. Vol.82, (2020)
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Budsaraporn Surajarusarn, Samar Hajjar-Garreau, Gautier Schrodj, Karine Mougin, Taweechai Amornsakchai Comparative study of pineapple leaf microfiber and aramid fiber reinforced natural rubbers using dynamic mechanical analysis. Polymer Testing. Vol.82, (2020). doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.106289 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/49574
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Comparative study of pineapple leaf microfiber and aramid fiber reinforced natural rubbers using dynamic mechanical analysis
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Natural fiber is often considered inadequate for high performance reinforcement of polymer matrix composites. However, some natural fibers have relatively high mechanical properties with modulus close to that of high-performance synthetic fibers. Since the reinforcing efficiency of a short fiber is determined not only by the fiber modulus, but also by other physical properties such as the length to diameter ratio. Here it is shown, for the first time, that pineapple leaf fiber, whose modulus is somewhat lower than that of aramid fiber, can be used to reinforce natural rubber more effectively than aramid fiber. The situation was achieved by breaking down the fiber bundles into the constituent microfibers to gain very high aspect ratio. Comparisons were made at fiber contents of 2, 5 and 10 parts (by weight) per hundred of rubber (phr) using dynamic mechanical analysis over a range of temperature. The results reveals that at temperature below the glass transition of the matrix rubber and low fiber contents of 2 and 5 phrs, aramid fiber displays slightly better reinforcement efficiency. At high temperatures of 25 and 60 °C and high fiber content of 10 phr, pineapple leaf microfiber clearly displays higher reinforcement efficiency than does aramid fiber. Surface modification of the fiber by silane treatment provides a slight improvement in reinforcing efficiency.