Abstract
The hydrophobicity of flax fibres often leads to the poor fibre/hydrophobic matrix adhesion. The flax fibres are amenable to modification so as to solve the problem. Alkali, acetylation, silane treatment and enzymatic treatment were employed for the flax fibre mats in author’s study. To understand how these treatments affect the physical properties, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) were conducted on flax fibres. It was found that all the treatments result in the removal of pectin component within the primary cell wall due to the disappearance of the characteristic peak at 1735 cm-1. Comparing with the untreated fibres, the onset degradation temperature of treated ones decreased, however, the peak of the maximum decomposition rate shifted to high temperatures, indicating a better thermal stability.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 5th International Seminar on Modern Polymeric Materials For Environmental Applications |
| Pages | 319-328 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 5th International Seminar on Modern Polymeric Materials for Environmental Applications, MPM2013 - Krakow, Poland Duration: 15 May 2013 → 17 May 2013 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th International Seminar on Modern Polymeric Materials for Environmental Applications, MPM2013 |
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| Abbreviated title | MPM2013 |
| Country/Territory | Poland |
| City | Krakow |
| Period | 15/05/13 → 17/05/13 |