Mechanical behavior of electrospun palmfruit bunch reinforced polylactide composite fibers
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Date
2015
Authors
Adeosun, S.O.
Akpan, E.I.
Gbenebor, O.P.
Peter, A.A.
Olaleye, S.A.
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The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Abstract
In this study, the mechanical characteristics of electrospun palm fruit bunch reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA) nanofiber composites using treated and untreated filler was examined. Poly lactic acid–palm fruit bunch– dichloromethane blends were electrospun by varying the concentration of the palm fruit bunch between 0 wt.% and 8 wt.%. A constant voltage of 26 kV was applied, the tip-to-collector distance was maintained at 27.5 cm and PLA-palm fruit bunch dichloromethane (DCM) concentration of 12.5% (w/v) was used. The results revealed that the presence of untreated palm fruit bunch fillers in the electrospun PLA matrix significantly reduces the average diameters of the fibers, causing the formation of beads. As a result there are reductions in tensile strengths of the fibers. The presence of treated palm fruit bunch fillers in the electrospun PLA matrix increases the average diameters of the fibers with improvements in the mechanical properties. The optimal mechanical responses were obtained at 3 wt.% of the treated palm fruit bunch fillers in the PLA matrix. However, increase in the palm fruit fillers (treated and untreated) in the PLA matrix promoted the formation of beads in the nanofiber composites.
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Electrospun palm fruit , Poly lactic acid , Optimum mechanical response , Research Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY
Citation
Adeosun, S.O., Akpan, E.I., Gbenebor, O.P., Peter, A. A., Olaleye, S.A.(2015). Mechanical behavior of electrospun palmfruit bunch reinforced polylactide composite fibers. The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 15:1565-7