Gregorova, A., Hrabalova, M., Wimmer, R., Saake, B. and Altaner, C. (2009) Poly(lactide acid) Composites Reinforced with Fibers Obtained from Different Tissue Types of Picea sitchensis. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 114(5), pp. 2616-2623. (doi: 10.1002/app.30819)
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Abstract
Wood fibers vary in their properties across species, across trees of the same species, and within single trees. This work takes advantage of wood fibers reinforcing poly(lactic acid) composites that originate from different tissue types of the species Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis). Fibers were prepared with high temperature thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) from juvenile, mature, and compression wood tissues of Sitka spruce. Composites were made by solution casting with subsequent hot-pressing. Thermal as well as mechanical properties were determined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and tensile testing. The obtained results showed that the chemical and physical properties of different tissue-type Sitka spruce fibers have significant effects on the thermal and mechanical properties of the Polylactic acid (PLA)/Sitka fiber composites. To increase interfacial compatibility between the hydrophilic fibers and the hydrophobic polymer matrix, the fibers were treated with vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMO), while PLA was modified with 4,4-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). It was found that PLA/Sitka composites treated with VTMO and MDI exhibited improved thermal and mechanical properties, compared to the unmodified control. The work also demonstrates that there is potential to improve biobased composites by utilizing the natural variability of wood fibers. J Appl Polym Sci 114: 2616-2623, 2009.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | ACID biopolymers CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION composites compression wood FIBERS ION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY mechanical properties MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES METHYLENEDIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE NORWAY SPRUCE PLA COMPOSITES POLYLACTIC ACID SINGLE SITKA SPRUCE Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere] SPRUCE TEMPERATURE thermal properties WHEAT-STARCH WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Altaner, Dr Clemens |
| Authors: | Gregorova, A., Hrabalova, M., Wimmer, R., Saake, B., and Altaner, C. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| ISSN: | 0021-8995 |
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