Potential use of graft copolymers of mercerized flax as filler in polystyrene composite materials

Graft copolymerization of binary vinyl monomers onto mercerized flax fiber was carried out for the enhancement of mechanical properties of polystyrene composites. Binary vinyl monomer mixture of AA+AN has been found to show maximum grafting (33.55%) onto mercerized flax. Graft copolymers thus synthe...

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Published inBioresources Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 1010 - 1019
Main Authors Kalia, Susheel, Sharma, Sanjeev, Bhardwaj, Bandna, Kaith, B.S., Singha, A.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published North Carolina State University 01.11.2008
Subjects
Composites
Fiber Modification
Mechanical Properties
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Summary:Graft copolymerization of binary vinyl monomers onto mercerized flax fiber was carried out for the enhancement of mechanical properties of polystyrene composites. Binary vinyl monomer mixture of AA+AN has been found to show maximum grafting (33.55%) onto mercerized flax. Graft copolymers thus synthesized were characterized with FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM, and TGA techniques. Mercerized flax (MF) showed maximum thermal stability in comparison to graft copolymers. It has been found that polystyrene composites reinforced with graft copolymers showed improvement in mechanical properties such as wear resistance, compressive strength, and tensile strength.
ISSN:1930-2126
1930-2126
DOI:10.15376/biores.3.4.1010-1019