Processing of Polymer– Baltic Amber Composite for Biotextile Fibre

ICBBM 2014: Proceedings of the 10th Baltic-Bulgarian Conference on Bionics and Prosthetics, Biomechanics and Mechanics, Mechatronics and Robotics. Vol.10 2014
Inga Ļašenko, Sergejs Gaidukovs, Jūlija Terlāne

The present paper discusses the microsized particles preparation technology of Baltic amber, i.e. succinite that suitable for melt incorporation into different thermoplastic polymers. The succinite particles with irregular shape and size less than 3 µm are obtained by the original three-step grinding technology. Succinite chemical composition before and after the grinding remains almostly the unchanged. The prepared succinite particles are used in the melt extrusion processing of polyamide and polyethylene terephtalate composites. Melt spinning is used for thermoplastic processing of polymer-succinite composite pellets into filament. Proposed two–step technological manufacturing process allows receiving polymer-succinite composite material and fibre filament with homogeneosly dispersed succinite. The potential use in the biotextile (external) applications is discussed.

Keywords
Succinite, polyamide, polyethylene terephtalate, extrusion, composite, fibre filaments, biotextile materials

Ļašenko, I., Gaidukovs, S., Terlāne, J. Processing of Polymer– Baltic Amber Composite for Biotextile Fibre. In: ICBBM 2014: Proceedings of the 10th Baltic-Bulgarian Conference on Bionics and Prosthetics, Biomechanics and Mechanics, Mechatronics and Robotics. Vol.10, Latvia, Liepāja, 2-7 June, 2014. Riga: RTU Press, 2014, pp.171-188. ISBN 978-9934-10-573-9.

Publication language
English (en)