Mechanical properties of all-cellulose composites made from pineapple leaf microfibers

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Author list: Tanpichai S., Witayakran S.

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

Publication year: 2015

Volume number: 659

Start page: 453

End page: 457

Number of pages: 5

ISBN: 9783038355526

ISSN: 1013-9826

eISSN: 1662-9795

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952342418&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fKEM.659.453&partnerID=40&md5=8152e9e0e7706c4d02798ca66e28cd68

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Pineapple leaf microfibers were firstly prepared using steam explosion, and all-cellulose composites were subsequently prepared using a surface selective dissolution process with the solvent of lithium chloride and N,N-dimethylacetamide (LiCl/DMAc). Mechanical properties and surface morphology of all-cellulose composites with immersion times of pineapple leaf microfibers in the solvent of LiCl/DMAc were investigated using tensile testing and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The tensile strength of the all-cellulose composites with 120 min-immersion time was approximately 28 times higher than that of the pineapple leaf microfiber mats. These biocomposites made from pineapple leaf microfibers could be one of the potential alternatives to replace glass fiber reinforced composites. ฉ (2015) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

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Dissolution and mechanical properties