Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of the raw and delignified wood sawdust (DWS) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UP) composites were evaluated. Composites were prepared using Resin Transfer molding technique by changing filler loading (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) for both raw and DWS rei...

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Main Authors: Md Rezaur, Rahman, Md Mizanur, Rahman, Sinin, Hamdan, Josephine, Chang Hui Lai
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Language:English
Published: Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2016
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author Md Rezaur, Rahman
Md Mizanur, Rahman
Sinin, Hamdan
Josephine, Chang Hui Lai
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Md Mizanur, Rahman
Sinin, Hamdan
Josephine, Chang Hui Lai
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description Mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of the raw and delignified wood sawdust (DWS) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UP) composites were evaluated. Composites were prepared using Resin Transfer molding technique by changing filler loading (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) for both raw and DWS reinforced UP. Mechanical (tensile and flexural), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), morphological (scanning electron microscopy [SEM]) and thermal (thermogravimetric analysis [TGA]) properties were successively characterized. FTIR confirmed the removal of lignin from wood sawdust during the delignification process. The tensile strength, Young's modulus, and flexural strength values increased only up to 15% filler loading then decreased with increasing the filler. DWS reinforced composites had better mechanical properties compared to raw composites. SEM micrographs reveal that DWS reinforced composites have good compatibility with UP resin. According to TGA results, DWS reinforced composites showed enhanced thermal stability at the final decomposition stage above 400°C.
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spelling unimas-121912022-06-07T02:38:23Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12191/ Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites Md Rezaur, Rahman Md Mizanur, Rahman Sinin, Hamdan Josephine, Chang Hui Lai Q Science (General) Mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of the raw and delignified wood sawdust (DWS) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UP) composites were evaluated. Composites were prepared using Resin Transfer molding technique by changing filler loading (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) for both raw and DWS reinforced UP. Mechanical (tensile and flexural), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), morphological (scanning electron microscopy [SEM]) and thermal (thermogravimetric analysis [TGA]) properties were successively characterized. FTIR confirmed the removal of lignin from wood sawdust during the delignification process. The tensile strength, Young's modulus, and flexural strength values increased only up to 15% filler loading then decreased with increasing the filler. DWS reinforced composites had better mechanical properties compared to raw composites. SEM micrographs reveal that DWS reinforced composites have good compatibility with UP resin. According to TGA results, DWS reinforced composites showed enhanced thermal stability at the final decomposition stage above 400°C. Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12191/1/Impact%20of%20Maleic%20-%20Copy.pdf Md Rezaur, Rahman and Md Mizanur, Rahman and Sinin, Hamdan and Josephine, Chang Hui Lai (2016) Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 11 (3). pp. 5905-5917. ISSN 1548-0585 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vnl.21545/abstract DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21545
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
Md Rezaur, Rahman
Md Mizanur, Rahman
Sinin, Hamdan
Josephine, Chang Hui Lai
Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title_full Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title_fullStr Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title_full_unstemmed Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title_short Impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
title_sort impact of delignification on mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of wood sawdust reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
topic Q Science (General)
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