In:
Journal of Composite Materials, SAGE Publications, Vol. 54, No. 15 ( 2020-06), p. 1947-1960
Abstract:
Coir fibres, a byproduct of the coconut industry, have high performance qualities but are difficult to process by conventional textile methods. The purpose of the research is to combine the processibility of hemp and flax with the high-performance properties of coir to create a composite product worthy of industrial applications. The evaluation of coir fibre-reinforced composites focuses on the processibility of the coir fibre into a nonwoven, how well it interfaces with polylactic acid and an analysis of how the mechanical properties of the final product change when mixing coir with hemp and flax. The results show that the hybrid samples outperformed most of the researched values for coir composites, despite the reduced properties of control samples as in comparable research. Adding just 10% of either flax or hemp dramatically increased the mechanical properties compared to the pure coir–polylactic acid composite.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9983
,
1530-793X
DOI:
10.1177/0021998319886108
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2020
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160490-9
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2081924-9