Impact Property of PLA/Flax Nonwoven Biocomposite

Shah Alimuzzaman; Hugh Gong; Mahmudul Akonda; R. Alagirusamy; Hu Hong

doi:10.1155/2013/136861

Impact Property of PLA/Flax Nonwoven Biocomposite

Shah Alimuzzaman, Hugh Gong, Mahmudul Akonda, R. Alagirusamy, Hu Hong (Editor)

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Abstract

Flax fibre reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites were fabricated by using a new technique incorporating an air-laying nonwoven web forming process and compression moulding technologies. The relationship between the main process variables and the properties of the biocomposite was investigated. The results show that with the increasing of flax content, the notched Izod impact strength increased. The maximum value of 28.3 KJ/m2 was achieved at 60% flax fibre content. As the moulding temperature and moulding time increased, the impact strength decreased. The physical properties of the biocomposites were also evaluated. As the flax fibre content increased, the void content of the biocomposites increased. This was further confirmed by the surface morphology of the composite material. The appropriate processing parameters for the biocomposites were established.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	host publication
Publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Number of pages	22
Volume	2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/136861
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013
Event	International Conference on Natural Fibers – Sustainable Materials for Advanced Applications 2013 - Guimarães, Portugal Duration: 9 Jun 2013 → 11 Jun 2013

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Conference	International Conference on Natural Fibers – Sustainable Materials for Advanced Applications 2013
City	Guimarães, Portugal
Period	9/06/13 → 11/06/13

Keywords

Flax and PLA fibres
Nonwoven biocomposite
Compression moulding
Processing

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