Bio-polyethylene reinforced with thermomechanical pulp fibers: Mechanical and micromechanical characterization and its application in 3D-printing by fused deposition modelling Show others and affiliations
2018 (English) In: Composites Part B: Engineering, ISSN 1359-8368, E-ISSN 1879-1069, Vol. 153, p. 70-77Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Two biobased polyethylenes (BioPE) and thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fibers were used to produce biocomposites. The impact of TMP fibers on the mechanical properties was assessed in detail. An increase on the viscosity of the melted biocomposites was quantified and was related to the incorporation of the TMP fibers (0–30% w/w). The impact of polyethylene functionalized with maleic anhydride (MAPE) on the mechanical properties was quantified. Compared to neat BioPEs, a maximum increase of tensile strength between 115 and 127% was obtained, for the biocomposites containing 6% w/w of MAPE and 30% w/w TMP fibers. The formulated biocomposites containing 10 and 20% TMP fibers were three-dimensional (3D) printed, by fused deposition modelling. We confirmed that TMP fibers facilitated the 3D printing and correspondingly improved the mechanical properties of the biocomposite materials.
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Keywords [en]
3D printing, Biocomposites, Biopolyethylene, Mechanical properties, Natural fibers, 3D printers, Deposition, Polyethylenes, Reinforced plastics, Tensile strength, Thermomechanical pulp, Three dimensional computer graphics, 3-D printing, Bio-composites, Biocomposite materials, Fused deposition modelling, ITS applications, Micromechanical characterization, Threedimensional (3-d), Thermomechanical pulping process, Impact, Increments, Polyethylene, Thermomechanical Pulps
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-34572 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.07.009 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85050243089 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-34572 DiVA, id: diva2:1238740
Note Funding details: PFI, Population Foundation of India; Funding details: FP1405, COST, European Cooperation in Science and Technology; Funding details: 245270, Norges Forskningsråd; Funding details: 271054, Norges Forskningsråd;
2018-08-142018-08-142024-06-28 Bibliographically approved