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Polymer Science
Edgar Adrian Franco-Urquiza, Yael Ramirez Escamilla, Perla Itzel Alcantara Llanas
Summary: The study demonstrates that chemical modification, flame retardant additives, and spray adhesive treatment can improve the mechanical properties of PLA/jute fabric composites, with slightly lower plastic deformation. The jute fabrics showed good orientation and some adherence to PLA. Viscoelastic properties resulted in reduced storage modulus and damping factor intensity.
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Polymer Science
Ulisses Oliveira Costa, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Teresa Gomez-del Rio, Joao Gabriel Passos Rodrigues, Noan Tonini Simonassi, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento
Summary: Natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) have shown potential as a sustainable reinforcement for polymer matrix composites, but fall short in terms of mechanical and thermal properties compared to synthetic fibers. However, by combining NLFs with synthetic fibers as a hybrid reinforcement and functionalizing them with graphene-based materials, superior properties can be achieved. This research successfully optimized the tensile and impact resistance of a jute/aramid/HDPE hybrid nanocomposite by incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GNP).
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nazrima Sultana, Mahmudul Hasan, Ahasan Habib, Abu Saifullah, Abu Yousuf Mohammad Anwarul Azim, Shah Alimuzzaman, Forkan Sarker
Summary: An optimized new fiber architecture was developed to improve the mechanical performance of natural fiber-based thermoplastic composites. Short jute fiber-based composites showed significant improvement in mechanical properties compared to other natural fiber architectures. The use of chemical treatments on jute fibers and the application of a low-cost production process contributed to the enhancement of the composites' mechanical properties.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yi-Cheng Shi, Ji-Peng Guan, Ji-Na Wu, Ya-Ru Yang, Yu-Rong Yang, Hong-Xia Lv, Xiao-Jun Shen, Hong-Quan Wang
Summary: The study demonstrates that the synergistic use of jute fiber and aluminum powder significantly improves the mechanical properties of polypropylene composites, including increased tensile strength and impact strength.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Most Setara Begum, Abdul Kader, Rimvydas Milasius
Summary: The flame-retardance properties of both pure jute and jute-cotton fabrics treated with Pyrovatex CP New were investigated. The treated fabrics showed a substantial improvement in flame retardancy and helped in the formation of more char. However, the treated fabrics experienced a decrease in physico-mechanical properties.
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Polymer Science
M. M. Alamgir Sayeed, Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem, Julfikar Haider, Sharmin Akter, Md. Mahmudul Habib, Habibur Rahman, Sweety Shahinur
Summary: This study investigates the manufacturing and characterization of polypropylene-based composites reinforced with three different natural fibers: jute, kenaf, and pineapple leaf fiber. The mechanical properties of the composites, such as tensile, flexural, and impact strengths, were significantly improved compared to the pure PP matrix. PALF-PP composites exhibited the best mechanical properties due to the high tensile strength of PALF. The comparison of fractured surfaces of the composites helps researchers select the appropriate natural fiber for fiber-based reinforced composites based on the final product requirement.
Article
Mechanics
Yan Wang, Lijian Pan, Zhefu Li, Guangquan Yue, Jiacheng Man
Summary: In this study, the static and dynamic mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (GRPP) laminated self-reinforced polypropylene (SRPP) composite structure were investigated. The influences of the SRPP/GRPP internal and external positions (S/G/S, G/S/G) and the SG thickness ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3) were analyzed. The results indicated that the laminates exhibited significant improvement in tensile modulus compared to SRPP. A hypothesis based on the elementary flexural beam theory was proposed. The flexural responses of S/G/S and G/S/G were similar to SRPP and GRPP respectively, with the flexural strength and modulus of S/G/S being less than 50% of G/S/G. The flexural modulus of G/S/G-SG1:3 was 111% of GRPP. The impact responses of S/G/S and G/S/G were similar to GRPP and SRPP respectively, but more energy was absorbed in S/G/S. With the increase of SG ratio, less damage and deformation were observed in both structures, and their modes converged.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Sheedev Antony, Abel Cherouat, Guillaume Montay
Summary: In this study, the mechanical properties of hemp fibre composite materials were tested, showing that the tensile strength increases, viscoelasticity decreases, natural frequency increases, and damping ratio decreases with the increase of fibre volume fraction.
POLYMERS & POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiahui Shen, Xiaocai Li, Xiong Yan
Summary: This paper investigates the acoustic and mechanical performances of jute fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites with different fiber contents and residue ratios. The results show that by adjusting parameters, the composite materials can possess excellent sound absorption performance without sacrificing mechanical properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhiming Mi, Dexing Zhang, Junman Wang, Shiman Bi, Jing Liu, Xiyu Gao, Dawei Zhang, Yuanping Jiang, Zuojia Li, Yean Zhu, Zhixiao Liu
Summary: In this study, a cellulose-based jute fabric (Jute-TMC-PAO) grafted with polyamidoxime (PAO) was developed and showed high tensile strength and adsorption rate for uranium extraction from seawater, making it a promising and environmentally friendly candidate.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Sunil Manohar Maharana, Arun Kumar Pradhan, Mihir Kumar Pandit
Summary: This study focuses on the influence of nanofiller content and layer sequence of bidirectional woven fabrics on the physical and mechanical properties of Jute-Kevlar-Fumed silica epoxy-based hybrid composite. The results show that the mechanical properties of the composites are significantly affected by the layer sequence and filler content, with the Jute-Kevlar-Jute-Kevlar (JKJK) sequence and 1.5% filler content demonstrating superior properties compared to other composites.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chitrita Banerjee, Deepshikha Datta, Saira Mohanty, Sucharita Samanta, Gopinath Halder
Summary: This study focuses on synthesizing rice starch and jute nanofiber (JNF) and dispersing them into recycled Polypropylene (PP) matrix. The morphological analysis of JNF shows that the produced fibers are crystalline and elliptical in shape with a diameter of 20 nm. The mechanical property assessment reveals that increasing starch content improves Young's modulus and stiffness but decreases tensile strength and elongation at break. The enhanced sample RCPP1 (containing 20% rice starch, 2% JNF) is considered the best sample with improved toughness.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Mohammad Naim Hassan, A. K. M. Nayab-Ul-Hossain, Naimul Hasan, Md Ishtiaque Rahman, Shaikh Md Mominul Alam
Summary: Banana fiber, when combined with jute fiber, can alleviate pressure on jute fiber and address health and hygiene concerns as a wearable product. The study conducted various tests on Jute-Banana hybrid fabric, yielding satisfactory results in terms of physical and mechanical properties.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Jarin Tusnim, Nawshin Sultana Jenifar, Mahbub Hasan
Summary: The use of a combination of natural fibers in hybrid composites can lead to the development of environmentally friendly products with the desired properties. This study focuses on the preparation of a new hybrid composite by incorporating jute and sheep wool fibers into a polypropylene matrix using a hot press machine. The researchers chemically treated the jute fibers to increase compatibility with the sheep wool fibers and the polypropylene matrix. Mechanical, structural, thermal, and water absorption tests were conducted on the prepared composites. The results showed that the hybrid composite with jute fibers treated with neutral media diazonium salt and untreated sheep wool fibers exhibited the best mechanical properties, thermal stability, and lowest water absorption compared to other composites.
JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Vishal Gavande, Mingi Jeong, Won-Ki Lee
Summary: This study investigated the blending performance of ultra-high molecular weight polypropylene (UHMWPP) with high-density polyethylene (PE) and maleic anhydride grafted-polyethylene (mPE). It was found that the optimal comprehensive mechanical properties were achieved when the UHMWPP content reached approximately 50 wt%, although the elongation properties did not match those of pure PE or mPE. In addition, the tensile strength of PE/UHMWPP blends significantly decreased with decreasing UHMWPP content, while the mPE/UHMWPP blends showed minimal changes in tensile strength. Furthermore, the melt index of the blend system was substantially reduced when the UHMWPP content exceeded 10% by weight.
