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Thermal degradation of flax and jute fibers
Author(s) -
Gassan Jochen,
Bledzki Andrzej K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1979
Subject(s) - crystallinity , tenacity (mineralogy) , degree of polymerization , materials science , degree (music) , degradation (telecommunications) , composite material , fiber , polymerization , thermal , synthetic fiber , polymer chemistry , polymer , polymer science , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , telecommunications , physics , computer science , acoustics , engineering
The thermal degradation of jute and flax fibers under temperatures between 170 and 210°C for a maximum of 120 min was studied in detail. This article will analyze the effects of the thermal exposure on mechanical properties (tenacity) as well as on fiber fine structure (degree of polymerization and degree of crystallinity). It was found that temperatures below 170°C only slightly affects fiber properties, while temperatures above 170°C significantly dropped tenacity and degree of polymerization. Because of chain scissions, a slight increase in degree of crystallinity was observed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 1417–1422, 2001