Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
Use of recycled cotton for making composite material used for different applications: An overview
Author(s): Mona Verma
Abstract: Textile preforming plays an important role in composite technology that is widely used as reinforcing materials. The main advantages of woven composites are their cost efficiency and high process ability, particularly in lay-up manufacturing of large-scale structures. Textile reinforced composites based on natural fibers have been studied by many research groups in recent years due to their good mechanical performances, easy to handle, excellent integrity. Natural fiber composites help in preserving the fast depleting non renewable resources (petroleum feed stocks), which are the main source for practically every material used in present applications. Thus, the Natural fiber composites have come to bridge this gap and take materials closer to Green Composites (GC) for the future in view of their complete or partial bio degradable nature. Natural fibres are rich in cellulose and they are cheap and available in abundant for polymer reinforcement and it is also a potential alternative to the fibers of glass, carbon and other synthetics materials used for the manufacturing of composites. For reinforcement of natural fibre in composites, several problems occur along the interface due to the presence of hydrophilic hydroxyl groups on the fibre surface. This hydrophilic nature hinders effective reaction with the matrix. In addition to this, pectin and waxy substance covers the reactive functional groups of the fibre and act as a barrier to interlocking with the matrix. To optimize effective interfacial bonding between fibre and matrix, the fibre surface needs to be modified with different chemical treatment, reactive additives and coupling agents. Chemical treatments expose more reactive groups on the fibre surface and thus facilitate efficient coupling with the matrix. As a result, better mechanical and thermal properties of the composites can be achieved.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1u.8464
Pages: 1489-1492 | 570 Views 161 Downloads
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Mona Verma. Use of recycled cotton for making composite material used for different applications: An overview. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):1489-1492. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1u.8464
