Comparative study of oil palm and nettle fibers reinforced chemically functionalized high‐density polyethylene composites

IF 3.2 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Polymer Engineering and Science Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI:10.1002/pen.26887

Hariome Sharan Gupta, Sanjay Palsule

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Abstract

The demand of natural fiber reinforced composites has grown enormously in polymer industries owing to their renewability and sustainability and maintaining their performance and properties. In this investigation, two natural fibers have been considered as a reinforcer to develop chemically functionalized high‐density polyethylene (CF‐HDPE)‐based composites. The total holocellulose content of ~85% and ~65% for nettle fiber (NTF) and oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPF) make them significant for this study. OPF/CF‐HDPE and NTF/CF‐HDPE composites have been developed and characterized to measure their desirable properties. The structural confirmation suggests reinforcement/matrix adhesion through ester and hydrogen bonds between them. NTF/CF‐HDPE and OPF/CF‐HDPE are thermally stable upto 240°C and 250°C, respectively. A significant increment of ~40% and ~64% in tensile strength were observed in addition of OPF and NTF reinforcer in pristine matrix. A similar observation has been shown in flexural strength with improvement of ~58% and ~83% with OPF and NTF as reinforcer. Among all these composite compositions, the 30/70 NTF/CF‐HDPE composite demonstrated the highest tensile and flexural properties values due to higher holocellulose of NTF. This study demonstrates the potential of OPF and NTF reinforcer to develop natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, which helps respective industries to manufactured tailored made products with desirable properties.Highlights

OPF/CF‐HDPE and NTF/CF‐HDPE composites are sustainable and low cost.

The composite compositions have been developed by extrusion and injection molding.

The composite's mechanical (tensile and flexural) properties have been demonstrated.

SEM and FTIR characterized the composites for the fiber/matrix adhesion.

The composite's thermal stability has been affected by fibers and matrix.

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油棕纤维和荨麻纤维增强化学功能化高密度聚乙烯复合材料的比较研究

由于天然纤维具有可再生性和可持续性，并能保持其性能和特性，聚合物行业对天然纤维增强复合材料的需求大幅增长。本研究将两种天然纤维作为增强剂，用于开发基于化学功能化高密度聚乙烯（CF-HDPE）的复合材料。荨麻纤维（NTF）和油棕空果束纤维（OPF）的全纤维素总含量分别为 ~85% 和 ~65%，因此对本研究具有重要意义。我们开发了 OPF/CF-HDPE 和 NTF/CF-HDPE 复合材料，并对其进行了表征，以测量其理想特性。结构确认表明，增强材料/基质通过酯键和氢键相互粘合。NTF/CF-HDPE 和 OPF/CF-HDPE 的热稳定性分别高达 240°C 和 250°C。在原始基质中添加 OPF 和 NTF 增强剂后，拉伸强度分别提高了约 40% 和 64%。在抗弯强度方面也观察到了类似的结果，添加 OPF 和 NTF 作为增强剂后，抗弯强度分别提高了 ~58% 和 ~83%。在所有这些复合材料中，30/70 NTF/CF-HDPE 复合材料的拉伸和弯曲性能值最高，这是因为 NTF 的全纤维素含量较高。这项研究证明了 OPF 和 NTF 增强剂在开发天然纤维增强聚合物复合材料方面的潜力，有助于相关行业生产出具有理想性能的定制产品。这些复合材料是通过挤出和注塑成型工艺制成的。复合材料的机械（拉伸和弯曲）性能已得到证实。扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和傅立叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）对复合材料的纤维/基质粘附性进行了表征。复合材料的热稳定性受到纤维和基质的影响。

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Polymer Engineering and Science 工程技术-高分子科学

CiteScore

5.40

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18.80%

发文量

329

审稿时长

3.7 months

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