Water Absorption and FTIR Analysis of Three Type Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

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10.2991/ifeea-15.2016.56How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Natural fibers; Water absorption; FTIR; Surface modification; Composite

Abstract

Surface treatment of three natural fibers including cellulose (CE), sawdust (SD) and wheat straw (WS) were carried out with triethoxysilane (AS), methacriloxy propyl trimethoxy silane (MS), and maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP), respectively. Then the composites reinforced by these natural fibers were studied by water absorption and FTIR. It was found that water absorption decreased with employment of coupling agents. Among the coupling agents, MAPP exhibited the best performance in decreasing water absorption. In addition, FTIR analysis revealed the decrease in hydrophilicity of fibers with silane treatment and new bond formations with employment of MAPP.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Xianyi Shao
AU  - Luju He
AU  - Li Ma
PY  - 2016/01
DA  - 2016/01
TI  - Water Absorption and FTIR Analysis of Three Type Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 2nd International Forum on Electrical Engineering and Automation (IFEEA 2015)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 269
EP  - 272
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/ifeea-15.2016.56
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