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Poly(styrene‐ co ‐butyl acrylate) latex‐reinforced polyester nonwoven fabric composites: Thermal and morphological studies
Author(s) -
Satheesh Kumar M. N.,
Yaakob Z.
Publication year - 2009
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.30518
Subject(s) - materials science , thermogravimetric analysis , composite material , polyester , nonwoven fabric , styrene , thermal stability , butyl acrylate , acrylate , copolymer , chemical engineering , fiber , polymer , engineering
A series of thermoplastic composites were fabricated by impregnating the polyester nonwoven fabric in poly(styrene‐ co ‐butyl acrylate) latex having different monomer compositions of styrene and butyl acrylate viz., 100/0, 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, and 50/50 weight by weight. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the composites was performed to establish the thermal stability and their mode of thermal degradation. From TGA thermograms, a slight improvement in thermal stability of the composites was noticed compared to polyester nonwoven fabric. Degradation kinetic parameters were obtained for the composites using Broido and Coats–Redfern methods. The activation energy ( E a ) of the composites for the thermal degradation process lies in the range 7.1–261 and 60–264 kJ/mol for Broido and Coats–Redfern methods respectively. Morphology of the tensile‐fractured composites was studied using scanning electron microscopic technique. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009