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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Volume 21, Issue 5, Pages 365-377Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2016.1160529
Keywords
Diatomite; hybrid; impact strength; sisal fiber; thermal properties
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- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20120172130004]
- National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2012CB025902]
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Hybrid sisal fibers (HSFs) were made by mixing untreated sisal fibers with alkali-treated sisal fibers (ASFs), and the HSFs were blended with polylactic acid (PLA) matrix. Then the diatomite particles were added into the PLA/HSFs composite to make PLA/HSFs/diatomite composite. The effect of these two fillers on mechanical and thermal properties was investigated. The results showed that the reinforcing effect of HSFs was better than ASFs. Mechanical and thermal properties (especially the impact strength and crystallinity) of PLA/HSFs were higher than that of PLA/ASFs. The addition of diatomite further improved the mechanical and thermal properties of PLA composites.
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