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  • Silane Modification of the Flax/Epoxy System Interface

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    Author(s)
    Michelena, Aitor Hernandez
    Graham-Jones, Jasper
    Summerscales, John
    Hall, Wayne
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    Hall, Wayne
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Natural fibres (NF) are normally subjected to pre-treatment to ensure good fibre to matrix bonding and consequent mechanical properties and durability. To enhance the sustainability of NF composite systems, it would be sensible to minimise processes that incur environmental burdens. This research considers that addition of silane coupling agent to epoxy resin hardener may be an alternative to the direct chemical pre-treatment of NF before composites manufacture. The current study indicates that silane-in-hardener can eliminate the pre-treatment of fibres and generates composites with optimum mechanical properties.Natural fibres (NF) are normally subjected to pre-treatment to ensure good fibre to matrix bonding and consequent mechanical properties and durability. To enhance the sustainability of NF composite systems, it would be sensible to minimise processes that incur environmental burdens. This research considers that addition of silane coupling agent to epoxy resin hardener may be an alternative to the direct chemical pre-treatment of NF before composites manufacture. The current study indicates that silane-in-hardener can eliminate the pre-treatment of fibres and generates composites with optimum mechanical properties.
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    Journal Title
    Procedia Engineering
    Volume
    200
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.063
    Copyright Statement
    © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Engineering
    Materials engineering not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/371101
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