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- Title
Thermal Analysis of Bamboo Fibre and Its Composites.
- Authors
Shah, Ain U. Md; Sultan, Mohamed T. H.; Cardona, Francisco; Jawaid, Mohammad; Abu Talib, Abd R.; Yidris, Noorfaizal
- Abstract
Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to study the thermal degradation and thermal stability of bamboo powder and its composites (EP-BFC) in a nitrogen atmosphere. The thermal stability of EP-BFC decreased as the bamboo filler-loading increased. Compared with epoxy, bamboo powder had a lower thermal stability, which reduced the thermal stability for the higher filler-loading composites. The addition of glass fibre to the EP-BFC improved the thermal stability of the new hybrid composites. Both the hybrid and nonhybrid composites exhibited similar thermal-induced degradation profiles that had only one mass loss step. However, a noticeable difference between the percentage value of the degradation between both the hybrid and non-hybrid composites showed that the EP/G-BFC hybrids were more thermally stable than the non-hybrid EP-BFC. Different materials experienced different activities, which were clearly shown from the DSC analysis. Bamboo fibre and non-fully cured epoxy exhibit exothermic peaks, while fully cured epoxy exhibits an endothermic peak.
- Subjects
THERMAL analysis; PLANT fibers; BAMBOO; THERMAL stability; EPOXY resins
- Publication
BioResources, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2, p2394
- ISSN
1930-2126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15376/biores.12.2.2394-2406