剑麻纤维的改性方法对其形态结构和力学性能的影响

通过碱处理和烷基化处理改性剑麻纤维,研究剑麻纤维改性前后表面形态和力学性能的变化,并分析不同改性方法对加工过程中纤维断裂方式的影响.结果表明:碱处理和烷基化处理刻蚀了剑麻纤维表面;烷基化处理使纤维的断裂方式发生改变,导致纤维原纤化;剑麻纤维经改性处理后,拉伸强度分别提高9%和21%,断裂伸长率分别提高63.4%和122.2%.     

剑麻纤维／酚醛树脂复合材料研究

本文采用碱处理、硅烷偶联剂处理、化学接枝和热处理等物理化学方法，对剑麻纤维进行改性。研究了改性后短剑麻纤维／酚醛树脂复合材料的弯曲性能、无缺口冲击强度和布氏硬度，借助扫描电子显微镜观察了复合材料的弯曲断口形貌，并研究了剑麻纤维的不同处理方法对复合材料耐水浸泡性的影响。结果表明：剑麻纤维经硅烷偶联剂处理后，能有效改善刚性的剑麻纤维与脆性的酚醛树脂基体之间的粘结，从而提高了复合材料的综合力学性能，剑麻     

改性剑麻纤维增强聚乳酸复合材料热性能研究

依据丙交酯配位开环反应原理,在剑麻纤维表面接枝上聚乳酸分子支链进行表面改性,并与未处理、碱处理表面改性对比,研究了表面改性方法对剑麻纤维热性能的影响。使用熔体共混模压成型工艺制备了改性剑麻纤维增强聚乳酸复合材料,并研究了不同表面改性方法对复合材料热性能的影响。结果表明,剑麻纤维的加入使得复合材料的热稳定性略有降低,其中碱处理略高于未处理,而接枝处理降幅最大。同时,纤维的加入有利于复合材料异相成核,提高结晶度,其中以接枝剑麻纤维的促进作用最为突出。     

剑麻纤维增强水泥基复合材料研究进展

剑麻纤维具有环保、经济、力学性能良好等特点,近些年备受水泥基复合材料研究学者青睐.剑麻纤维具有较高的抗拉性能,弥补水泥基复合材料的脆裂的缺点;在水泥基复合材料中掺入较少的剑麻纤维可以较大提高水泥基复合材料抗拉性能和韧性.总结了剑麻纤维增强水泥基复合材料中剑麻纤维表面处理、制作工艺、宏观力学性能、微观结构的研究现状、未来发展动向、经济效益,并对剑麻纤维目前存在问题做了总结以及前景展望.     

剑麻纤维及其复合材料研究进展

介绍了剑麻纤维(SF)的结构特点、物理力学性能以及纤维改性处理方法,从纤维形态及增强基质出发综述了长、短SF及SF混杂纤维增强复合材料以及SF增强热塑性、热固性树脂和弹性体复合材料方面的研究与开发,指出了SF增强复合材料今后的研究方向。     

表面处理对剑麻纤维布/不饱和树脂材料性能影响

采用碱、高锰酸钾及热对剑麻纤维布进行了表面处理,并由真空辅助树脂传递模塑成型(VARTM)工艺制备了剑麻纤维布增强不饱和聚酯树脂复合材料。通过对复合材料的力学性能及吸水性的测试,研究了不同剑麻纤维布表面处理对其不饱和聚酯树脂复合材料性能的影响。结果表明:经过碱处理,复合材料的拉伸、弯曲,冲击强度提高最大,可分别提高26.5%,16.5%和22.6%,吸水率降低了47.5%。对剑麻纤维布进行表面处理可使复合材料的界面性能得到改善,力学性能提高,吸水性降低。     

剑麻预处理对热塑性淀粉复合材料力学性能及降解性能的影响

采用碱、蒸汽爆破等对剑麻纤维进行预处理,考察了不同预处理方法对剑麻纤维增强热塑性淀粉力学性能及降解性能的影响。结果表明:碱处理能够提高复合材料的力学性能,延长材料降解周期,是制备剑麻纤维增强热塑性淀粉复合材料有效的预处理方法;剑麻纤维增强热塑性淀粉的机理是甘油在淀粉及剑麻纤维之间起到桥梁作用,提高了热塑性淀粉与剑麻纤维的界面结合力,从而提高了复合材料的力学性能。     

表面改性剂对SF/PP复合材料性能的影响

采用机械共混及模压成型工艺制备了剑麻纤维(SF)/聚丙烯(PP)复合材料,研究了SF表面处理方法及其含量对复合材料晶态结构、力学性能、流动性能、吸水性能和微观结构的影响。结果表明:表面处理能有效增强SF和PP基体的界面黏合性,使复合材料的力学性能和流动性能提高,吸水率下降,其中,超分散剂的改性效果更加显著;但SF的表面处理并未改变基体树脂PP的晶态结构,复合材料中的PP仍以α-晶型为主。     

基于非连续碱处理的剑麻纤维增强聚乳酸复合材料的制备和力学性能

提出了一种新的纤维表面处理方法———不完全化学处理法。以该方法制备的非连续碱处理剑麻纤维(DASF)作为增强纤维,通过开炼压制制备了DASF/聚乳酸(PLA)复合材料。对比了未处理剑麻纤维(SF)、连续碱处理剑麻纤维(CASF)以及DASF制得的PLA复合材料力学性能,并通过扫描电镜(SEM)、体视显微镜对试样进行观察分析。研究了DASF长度与直径的变化,以及非连续碱处理方法、DASF质量分数对复合材料结构和性能的影响。结果表明,DASF/PLA复合材料中,纤维的长度多分布在1.6～3.1 mm范围内,直径小于SF而大于CASF。相比于连续碱处理,非连续碱处理可以进一步提高复合材料力学性能。纤维质量分数会影响DASF/PLA复合材料的力学性能,当纤维质量分数为30%时,DASF/PLA复合材料的力学性能最优。     

异氰酸酯预聚物对剑麻纤维/聚碳酸亚丙酯复合材料的界面改性及性能研究

为了提高剑麻纤维与聚碳酸亚丙酯(PPC)的界面作用力,用硅烷偶联剂KH550对剑麻纤维进行表面预处理,在剑麻纤维和PPC熔融共混时,加入异氰酸酯预聚物(PUP)进行反应性共混改性。通过FTIR、TGA、SEM、拉伸测试等手段对剑麻纤维/PUP/PPC复合体系进行表征,研究加入PUP对复合材料微观相界面性质及宏观性能的影响。结果表明,经KH550硅烷偶联剂处理并加入PUP后,PPC与剑麻纤维在熔融共混时发生原位增容反应,复合材料的两相界面黏结性得到明显改善,显著提高了材料的力学性能。同时,PUP与剑麻纤维存在一定协同效应,使得材料的耐热稳定性得到较大改善。     

Surface modification of sisal fibers: Effects on the mechanical and thermal properties of their epoxy composites

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the mechanical and thermal properties of sisal fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composites as a function of modification of sisal fiber by using mercerization and silane treatments. The changes introduced by the treatments on the chemical structure of sisal fibers have been analyzed by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermal behavior of both sisal fibers and composites has been studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Both treatments clearly enhanced thermal performance and also mechanical properties of fibers, being other physical properties also modified. Mercerization, above all when combined with silanization, led to significant enhancement on mechanical properties of composites as a consequence of increasing mechanical properties of fibers and improving fiber/matrix adhesion. POLYM. COMPOS., 26:121–127, 2005. © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers     

The influence of chemical surface modification on the performance of sisal‐polyester biocomposites

This article concerns the effectiveness of various types and degrees of surface modification of sisal fibers involving dewaxing, alkali treatment, bleaching cyanoethylation and viny1 grafting in enhancing the mechanical properties, such as tensile, flexural and impact strength, of sisal‐polyester biocomposites. The mechanical properties are optimum at a fiber loading of 30 wt%. Among all modifications, cyanoethylation and alkali treatment result in improved properties of the biocomposites. Cyanoethylated sisal‐polyester composite exhibited maximum tensile strength (84.29 MPa). The alkali treated sisal‐polyester composite exhibited best flexural (153.94 MPa) and impac strength (197.88 J/m), which are, respectively, 21.8% and 20.9% higher than the corresponding mechanical properties of the untreated sisal‐polyester composites. In the case of vinyl grafting, acrylonitrile (AN)‐grafted sisal‐polyester composites show better mechanical properties than methyl‐methacrylate (MMA)‐grafted sisal composites. Scanning electron microscopic studies were carried out to analyze the fiber‐matrix interaction in various surface‐modified sisal‐polyester composites.     

Influence of fiber surface treatment on the properties of sisal-polyester composites

The effect of several chemical treatments, viz. organotitanate, zirconate, silane, and N-substituted methacrylamide, on the properties of sisal fibers used as reinforcement in unsaturated polyester resin (∼50 vol%) was investigated. An improvement in the properties was observed when sisal fibers were modified with surface treatments. Under humid conditions, a decrease of 30 to 44% in tensile and 50 to 70% in flexural strength has been noted. The strength retention of surface-treated composites (except silane) is high compared with untreated composites. It is observed that N-substituted methacrylamide-treated sisal composites exhibited better properties under dry as well as wet conditions. Fractographic evidence such as fiber breakage/splitting and matrix adherence on the pulled-out fiber surface explains such behavior.     

Effect of chemical treatment on the thermal properties of hybrid natural fiber-reinforced composites

The main objective of this work is to study the effect of chemical treatment on the thermal properties of hybrid natural fiber-reinforced composites (NFRCs). Different chemical treatments [i.e., alkalized and mixed (alkalized+ silanized)] were used to improve the adhesion between the natural fibers (jute, ramie, sisal, and curauá) and the polymer matrix. A differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry, and a dynamic mechanical analysis were performed to study the thermal properties of hybrid NFRC. It was found that the chemical treatments increased the thermal stability of the composites. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that the chemical treatments altered the morphology of the natural fibers. A rougher surface was observed in case of alkali treated fiber, whereas a thin coating layer was formed on the fiber surface during the mixed treatment. However, for some fibers (i.e., sisal and rami), the chemical treatment has a positive impact on the composite properties, whereas for the jute and curauá composites, the best behavior was found for untreated fibers. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 47154.     

An investigation of sound absorption coefficient on sisal fiber poly lactic acid bio‐composites

In this research, the mechanical, acoustical, thermal, morphological, and infrared spectral properties of untreated, heat and alkaline‐treated sisal fiber‐reinforced poly‐lactic‐acid bio‐composites were analyzed. The bio‐composite samples were fabricated using a hot press molding machine. The properties mentioned above were evaluated and compared with heat‐treated and alkaline‐treated sisal fibers. Composites with heat‐treated sisal fibers were found to exhibit the best mechanical properties. Thermo‐gravimetric analysis (TGA) was conducted to study the thermal degradation of the bio‐composite samples. It was discovered that the PLA‐sisal composites with optimal heat‐treated at 160°C and alkaline‐treated fibers possess good thermal stability as compared with untreated fiber. The results indicated that the composites prepared with 30wt % of sisal had the highest sound absorption as compared with other composites. Evidence of the successful reaction of sodium hydroxide and heat treatment of the sisal fibers was provided by the infrared spectrum and implied by decreased bands at certain wavenumbers. Observations based on scanning electron microscopy of the fracture surface of the composites showed the effect of alkaline and heat treatment on the fiber surface and improved fiber‐matrix adhesion. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42470.     

Effect of interface modification on the mechanical properties of polystyrene‐sisal fiber composites

The effect of interface modification on the mechanical (tensile, impact and flexural) properties of polystyrene–sisal fiber composites was investigated. The interface modification was performed by treatment of sisal fibers with benzoyl chloride, polystyrene maleic anhydride (PSMA), toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methyl triethoxy silane and triethoxy octyl silane. These interface modifications improve the compatibility of hydrophilic sisal fiber with a hydrophobic polystyrene matrix and change the tensile, impact and flexural properties of the composite, but to varying degrees depending on the fiber modification. The treated fibers were analyzed by spectroscopic techniques. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the fiber surface, fiber pullout, and fiber‐matrix interface.     

Preparation and characterization of EVA–sisal fiber composites

In this work, composites of an EVA polymer matrix and short sisal fiber were characterized. The physical‐morphological as well as chemical interactions between EVA and sisal were investigated. When the samples were prepared in the presence of dicumyl peroxide, the results suggest that crosslinking of EVA as well as grafting between EVA and the sisal fibers took place. Morphological changes were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results from Hg‐porosimetry, SEM, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, surface free energy, and gel content strongly indicate grafting of EVA onto sisal under the composite preparation conditions, even in the absence of peroxide. The grafting mechanism could not be confirmed from solid‐state ¹³C NMR analysis. The grafting had an impact on the thermal and mechanical properties of the composites, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry and tensile testing. Thermogravimetric analysis results show that the composites are more stable than both EVA and sisal fiber alone. The composite stability, however, decreases with increasing fiber content. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 1607–1617, 2006     

Unmodified and Modified Surface Sisal Fibers as Reinforcement of Phenolic and Lignophenolic Matrices Composites: Thermal Analyses of Fibers and Composites

Summary: The study and development of polymeric composite materials, especially using lignocellulosic fibers, have received increasing attention. This is interesting from the environmental and economical viewpoints as lignocellulosic fibers are obtained from renewable resources. This work aims to contribute to reduce the dependency on materials from nonrenewable sources, by utilizing natural fibers (sisal) as reinforcing agents and lignin (a polyphenolic macromolecule obtained from lignocellulosic materials) to partially substitute phenol in a phenol‐formaldehyde resin. Besides, it was intended to evaluate how modifications applied on sisal fibers influence their properties and those of the composites reinforced with them, mainly thermal properties. Sisal fibers were modified by either (i) mercerization (NaOH 10%), (ii) esterification (succinic anhydride), or (iii) ionized air treatment (discharge current of 5 mA). Composites were made by mould compression, of various sisal fibers in combination with either phenol‐formaldehyde or lignin‐phenol‐formaldehyde resins. Sisal fibers and composites were characterized by thermogravimetry (TG) and DSC to establish their thermal stability. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the morphology of unmodified and modified surface sisal fibers as well as the fractured composites surface. Dynamic mechanical thermoanalysis (DMTA) was used to examine the influence of temperature on the composite mechanical properties. The results obtained for sisal fiber‐reinforced phenolic and lignophenolic composites showed that the use of lignin as a partial substitute of phenol in phenolic resins in applications different from the traditional ones, as for instance in other than adhesives is feasible.

Micrograph of the impact fracture surface of phenolic composite reinforced with mercerized sisal fiber (500 X).     

Sisal fibers treated with NaOH and benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride as reinforcement of phenolic matrix

In this work, composites based on a phenolic matrix and untreated‐ and treated sisal fibers were prepared. The treated sisal fibers used were those reacted with NaOH 2% solution and esterified using benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA). These treated fibers were modified with the objective of improving the adhesion of the fiber–matrix interface, which in turn influences the properties of the composites. BTDA was chosen as the esterifying agent to take advantage of the possibility of introducing the polar and aromatic groups that are also present in the matrix structure into the surface of the fiber, which could then intensify the interactions occurring in the fiber–matrix interface. The fibers were then analyzed by SEM and FTIR to ascertain their chemical composition. The results showed that the fibers had been successfully modified. The composites (reinforced with 15%, w/w of 3.0 cm length sisal fiber randomly distributed) were characterized by SEM, impact strength, and water absorption capacity. In the tests conducted, the response of the composites was affected both by properties of the matrix and the fibers, besides the interfacial properties of the fiber–matrix. Overall, the results showed that the fiber treatment resulted in a composite that was less hygroscopic although with somewhat lower impact strength, when compared with the composite reinforced with untreated sisal fibers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010