Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components
Chromium-tanned leathers used in the manufacture of footwear and leather goods pose an environmental problem because they contain harmful chemicals and are very difficult to recycle. A solution to this problem can be composite materials from tree leaves, fruit residues and other fibrous agricultural...
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| author | Fahanwi Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh Nabanita Saha Hau Trung Nguyen Urška Vrabič Brodnjak Tomas Saha Anežka Lengalova Petr Saha |
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| description | Chromium-tanned leathers used in the manufacture of footwear and leather goods pose an environmental problem because they contain harmful chemicals and are very difficult to recycle. A solution to this problem can be composite materials from tree leaves, fruit residues and other fibrous agricultural products, which can replace chromium-tanned leather. The present study describes the preparation of biocomposite leather-like materials from microbial cellulose and maple leave fibers as bio-fillers. The formulation was optimized by design of experiment and the prepared biocomposites characterized by tensile test, FTIR, DMA, SEM, adhesion test, volume porosity, water absorptivity, surface wettability and shape stability. From the viewpoint of future use in the footwear industry, results obtained showed that the optimized material was considerably flexible with tensile strength of 2.13 ± 0.29 MPa, elastic modulus of 76.93 ± 1.63 MPa and porosity of 1570 ± 146 mL/min. In addition, the material depicted good shape stability and surface adhesive properties. The results indicate that a suitable treatment of biomass offers a way to prepare exploitable nonwoven fibrous composites for the footwear industry without further burdening the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b538d31047704aa1afb3730774c315612023-11-21T01:10:16ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-12-011212301610.3390/polym12123016Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear ComponentsFahanwi Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh0Nabanita Saha1Hau Trung Nguyen2Urška Vrabič Brodnjak3Tomas Saha4Anežka Lengalova5Petr Saha6Footwear Research Centre, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovcirnou IV, 3685 Zlin, Czech RepublicFootwear Research Centre, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovcirnou IV, 3685 Zlin, Czech RepublicCentre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Tr. T. Bati 5678, 76001 Zlin, Czech RepublicDepartment of Textiles Graphic Arts and Design, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, The University of Ljubljana, Snežniška 5, SI 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFootwear Research Centre, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovcirnou IV, 3685 Zlin, Czech RepublicCentre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Tr. T. Bati 5678, 76001 Zlin, Czech RepublicFootwear Research Centre, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovcirnou IV, 3685 Zlin, Czech RepublicChromium-tanned leathers used in the manufacture of footwear and leather goods pose an environmental problem because they contain harmful chemicals and are very difficult to recycle. A solution to this problem can be composite materials from tree leaves, fruit residues and other fibrous agricultural products, which can replace chromium-tanned leather. The present study describes the preparation of biocomposite leather-like materials from microbial cellulose and maple leave fibers as bio-fillers. The formulation was optimized by design of experiment and the prepared biocomposites characterized by tensile test, FTIR, DMA, SEM, adhesion test, volume porosity, water absorptivity, surface wettability and shape stability. From the viewpoint of future use in the footwear industry, results obtained showed that the optimized material was considerably flexible with tensile strength of 2.13 ± 0.29 MPa, elastic modulus of 76.93 ± 1.63 MPa and porosity of 1570 ± 146 mL/min. In addition, the material depicted good shape stability and surface adhesive properties. The results indicate that a suitable treatment of biomass offers a way to prepare exploitable nonwoven fibrous composites for the footwear industry without further burdening the environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/12/3016biomassbiocompositeleather alternativeoptimizationeco-friendly material |
| spellingShingle | Fahanwi Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh Nabanita Saha Hau Trung Nguyen Urška Vrabič Brodnjak Tomas Saha Anežka Lengalova Petr Saha Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components Polymers biomass biocomposite leather alternative optimization eco-friendly material |
| title | Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components |
| title_full | Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components |
| title_fullStr | Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components |
| title_short | Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components |
| title_sort | preparation and characterization of nonwoven fibrous biocomposites for footwear components |
| topic | biomass biocomposite leather alternative optimization eco-friendly material |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/12/3016 |
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