Effects of Hemp Fibres Pre-Processing on Linear Low Density Polyethylene Matrix Composite Mechanical Properties

13th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy Issues: Proceedings of CYSENI 2016 2016
Zane Zelča, Silvija Kukle, Sandra Jēgina, Jānis Kajaks

The influence of sol-gel modified fibres content on tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, elongation at break and surface microhardness (by Vickers) of a linear low density polyethylene composite was investigated. The fibres were modified with silica xerogel prepared by the sol-gel polymerization of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) under hydrolytic conditions using acid catalists. Alkali pre-treatment was used for some variants and some composite samples were prepared by adding maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MA-g-PE).

Keywords
linear low density polyethylene, hemp fibres, composite mechanical properties, sol-gel method
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Zelča, Z., Kukle, S., Jēgina, S., Kajaks, J. Effects of Hemp Fibres Pre-Processing on Linear Low Density Polyethylene Matrix Composite Mechanical Properties. In: 13th International Conference of Young Scientists on Energy Issues: Proceedings of CYSENI 2016, Lithuania, Kaunas, 26-27 May, 2016. Kaunas: Lithuanian Energy Institute, 2016, pp.201-208. ISSN 1822-7554.

Publication language
English (en)