Thermal degradation of natural and treated hemp hurds under air and nitrogen atmosphere |
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Authors: | Stevulova Nadezda Estokova Adriana Cigasova Julia Schwarzova Ivana Kacik Frantisek Geffert Anton |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Material Engineering/Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 042 00, Kosice, Slovakia ;2.Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 2117/24, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovakia ; |
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Abstract: | Sustainability goals are essential driving principles for the development of innovative materials in the construction industry. Natural fibers represent an attractive alternative as reinforcing material due to good mechanical properties and sustainability prerequisites. The study has been focused on the comparative investigation of chemical and physical treatments of hemp hurds and their influence on the thermal behavior of main hemp constituents in air and nitrogen atmosphere. Thermal decomposition of hemp hurds involves several parallel reactions related to heat and mass transfer processes. A comparison of DSC and TG/DTG results of hemp hurds samples before and after treatments demonstrates a better thermal stability for treated samples. It is caused by changes in chemical composition due to a partial removal of non-cellulosic components from hemp hurds structure, an increase in cellulose content and decrease in its degree of polymerization. The results show different thermal behavior of the hurds samples heated under nitrogen and air atmosphere. Based on DTG records, several-stage process of mass loss has been found for the samples under air, whereas only two-stage process under nitrogen. |
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