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- Title
Hyperbranched Liquid Crystals Modified with Sisal Cellulose Fibers for Reinforcement of Epoxy Composites.
- Authors
Luo, Qiyun; Li, Yuqi; Ren, Li; Xu, Xu; Lu, Shaorong
- Abstract
Well-defined functionalized sisal cellulose fibers (SCFs) grafted on hyperbranched liquid crystals (HLP) were synthesized to improve the compatibility between SCFs and epoxy resin (EP). The influence of SCFs-HLP on the mechanical and thermal properties of SCFs-HLP/EP composites was studied. The results show that the mechanical properties of SCFs-HLP/EP composites were enhanced distinctly. Particularly, compared with EP, impact strength, tensile strength, and flexural strength of composites with 4.0 wt % SCFs-HLP were 38.3 KJ·m−2, 86.2 MPa, and 150.7 MPa, increasing by 118.7%, 55.6%, and 89.6%, respectively. As well, the glass transition temperature of the composite material increased by 25 °C. It is hope that this work will inform ongoing efforts to exploit more efficient methods to overcome the poor natural fiber/polymer adhesion in the interface region.
- Subjects
CELLULOSE fibers; LIQUID crystal synthesis; EPOXY resins; TENSILE strength; FLEXURAL strength; COMPOSITE materials; NATURAL fibers
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1024
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym10091024