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Fabrication and Characterization of Microcellular Polyurethane Sisal Biocomposites

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Abdel-Hamid, S.M.S., Al-Qabandi, O.A., N.A.S., Elminshawy., Bassyouni, M., Zoromba, M.S., Abdel-Aziz, M.H., Mira, H., Y., Elhenawy·2019·Molecules
DOI 10.3390/molecules24244585PMC PMC6943674
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In this study, microcellular polyurethane (PU)-natural fiber (NF) biocomposites were fabricated. Polyurethanes based on castor oil and PMDI were synthesized with varying volume ratios of sisal fiber. The effect of natural fiber treatment using water and alkaline solution (1.5% NaOH) and load effect were investigated. Biocomposites were mechanically and physically investigated using tensile, viscoelasticity, and water absorption tests. The interfacial adhesion between PU and sisal fiber was studied using SEM. Short NF loads (3%) showed a significant improvement in the mechanical properties of the PU-sisal composite such as modulus of elasticity, yield and tensile strength up to 133%, 14.35 % and 36.7% respectively. Viscoelastic measurements showed that the composites exhibit an elastic trend as the real compliance (J’) values were higher than those of the imaginary compliance (J’’). Increasing NF loads resulted in a decrease of J’. Applying variable temperatures (120–80 °C) caused an increase in the stiffness at different frequencies.

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Abdel-Hamid, S. M. S., Al-Qabandi, O. A., N.A.S., E., Bassyouni, M., Zoromba, M. S., Abdel-Aziz, M. H., Mira, H., & Y., E.
Affiliations
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, the Egyptian Academy for Engineering and Advanced Technology, Affiliated to Ministry of Military Production, Al Salam city 3056, Egypt
  • EQUATE Petrochemicals Company, P.O. Box 91717, Ahmadi 61008, Kuwait
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fouad 42526, Egypt
  • Zewail City of Science and Technology (EG)
  • King Abdulaziz University (SA)
  • Nuclear Materials Authority (EG)
Corresponding author
Bassyouni, M.
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Molecules
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-12-14
Volume
24
Issue
24
Pages
4585
ISSN
1420-3049 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/molecules24244585
PMC
PMC6943674
OpenAlex
W2995620424
Cited by
28
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Foaming and Composites
Keywords
sisal fiber, natural fiber composites, castor oil polyurethane, pressurized metered-dose inhaler, fiber loading, interfacial adhesion, tensile properties, viscoelasticity, water absorption
MeSH terms
Materials Testing, Polyurethanes, Rheology, Temperature, Tensile Strength, Textiles, Molecular Structure, Elastic Modulus

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