Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites
ABSTRACTGiant reed (Arundo donax L.) is a plant species with a high growth rate and low requirements, which makes it particularly interesting for the production of different bioproducts, including natural fibers. This work assesses the use of fibers obtained from reed culms as reinforcement for a hi...
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| author | Luis Suárez Paul R. Hanna Zaida Ortega Mateusz Barczewski Paulina Kosmela Bronagh Millar Eoin Cunningham |
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| description | ABSTRACTGiant reed (Arundo donax L.) is a plant species with a high growth rate and low requirements, which makes it particularly interesting for the production of different bioproducts, including natural fibers. This work assesses the use of fibers obtained from reed culms as reinforcement for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix. Two different lignocellulosic materials were used: i) shredded culms and ii) fibers obtained by culms processing, which have not been reported yet in literature as fillers for thermoplastic materials. A good stress transfer for the fibrous composites was observed, with significant increases in mechanical properties; composites with 20% fiber provided a tensile elastic modulus of almost 1900 MPa (78% increase versus neat HDPE) and a flexural one of 1500 MPa (100% increase), with an improvement of 15% in impact strength. On the other hand, composites with 20% shredded biomass increased by 50% the tensile elastic modulus (reaching 1560 MPa) and the flexural one (up to 1500 MPa), without significant changes in impact strength. The type of filler is more than its ratio; composites containing fibers resulted in a higher performance than the ones with shredded materials due to the higher aspect ratio of fibers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1230e88b76794668b8774b15e11798712024-02-29T21:42:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2024-12-0121110.1080/15440478.2023.2296909Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene CompositesLuis Suárez0Paul R. Hanna1Zaida Ortega2Mateusz Barczewski3Paulina Kosmela4Bronagh Millar5Eoin Cunningham6Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, SpainPolymer Processing Research Centre, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UKDepartamento de Ingeniería de Procesos, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, SpainInstitute of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, PolandDepartment of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandPolymer Processing Research Centre, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UKSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKABSTRACTGiant reed (Arundo donax L.) is a plant species with a high growth rate and low requirements, which makes it particularly interesting for the production of different bioproducts, including natural fibers. This work assesses the use of fibers obtained from reed culms as reinforcement for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix. Two different lignocellulosic materials were used: i) shredded culms and ii) fibers obtained by culms processing, which have not been reported yet in literature as fillers for thermoplastic materials. A good stress transfer for the fibrous composites was observed, with significant increases in mechanical properties; composites with 20% fiber provided a tensile elastic modulus of almost 1900 MPa (78% increase versus neat HDPE) and a flexural one of 1500 MPa (100% increase), with an improvement of 15% in impact strength. On the other hand, composites with 20% shredded biomass increased by 50% the tensile elastic modulus (reaching 1560 MPa) and the flexural one (up to 1500 MPa), without significant changes in impact strength. The type of filler is more than its ratio; composites containing fibers resulted in a higher performance than the ones with shredded materials due to the higher aspect ratio of fibers.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2023.2296909Arundo donaxgiant reedbiomassfiberscompositesHDPE |
| spellingShingle | Luis Suárez Paul R. Hanna Zaida Ortega Mateusz Barczewski Paulina Kosmela Bronagh Millar Eoin Cunningham Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites Journal of Natural Fibers Arundo donax giant reed biomass fibers composites HDPE |
| title | Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites |
| title_full | Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites |
| title_short | Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene Composites |
| title_sort | influence of giant reed arundo donax l culms processing procedure on physicochemical rheological and thermomechanical properties of polyethylene composites |
| topic | Arundo donax giant reed biomass fibers composites HDPE |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2023.2296909 |
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