Investigation into hemp fiber- and whisker-reinforced soy protein composites |
| |
Authors: | Linxiang Wang Rakesh Kumar Lina Zhang |
| |
Institution: | (1) Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 104, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden;(2) Fibre and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden;(3) Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 102, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden;(4) Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 105, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden; |
| |
Abstract: | Whiskers, designated as W, were prepared from hemp fibers. Both fibers and whiskers were characterized by Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were
used to evaluate the dimensions of the fibers and whiskers, respectively. By incorporating different weight fraction of the
fibers and whiskers into soy protein isolate, we prepared two different composites designated as SC and SC-W, respectively.
Thiodiglycol was used as a plasticizer for the preparation of composites. The SC and SC-W composites were characterized and
compared in terms of mechanical properties, volume fraction of porosity, and water uptake. The results indicated that there
was not much significant difference in the properties of the composites. In fact, mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced
composites were higher than whisker-reinforced composites at optimum weight fractions. This study can give us the idea about
the judicious use of fibers or whiskers as reinforcement materials. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 万方数据 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|