Mechanical properties of potassium hydroxide-pretreated Christmas palm fiber-reinforced polyester composites: characterization study, modeling and optimization
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S. Kalyana Sundaram
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S. Jayabal
Abstract
The mechanical properties of Christmas palm-reinforced polyester composite were improved by chemical modification of Christmas palm fibers through alkali treatment. An attempt was made in this investigation to identify the possibility of using potassium hydroxide as alkali solution. The fibers treated with potassium hydroxide aqueous solution at varying solution concentrations and soaking times were reinforced in a polyester matrix and tested for their mechanical properties. The physicochemical interaction between the treated Christmas palm fiber and polyester matrix was characterized using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The surface modification of fibers improved the compatibility of fibers with polyester matrix, which, in turn, resulted in better mechanical properties. A nonlinear regression model was developed to predict the mechanical properties of the composites using response surface methodology. The better treatment conditions for optimum mechanical properties were determined using a heuristic optimization method called particle swarm optimization (PSO). The optimized value obtained using the PSO technique was validated through a confirmation test, and the result was found to be significant.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Dr. G. Sozhan, Senior Principal Scientist, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, and Dr. P. Vijayan, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, for their valuable suggestion to do this work.
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- Synthesis and properties of novel high thermally stable polyimide-chrysotile composites as fire retardant materials
- Flame-resistant polymeric composite fibers based on nanocoating flame retardant: thermogravimetric study and production of α-Al2O3 nanoparticles by flame combustion
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- Highly-filled hybrid composites prepared using centrifugal deposition
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original articles
- Curing kinetics of styrene-(ethylene-butylene)-styrene (SEBS) copolymer by peroxides in the presence of co-agents
- Synthesis and properties of novel high thermally stable polyimide-chrysotile composites as fire retardant materials
- Flame-resistant polymeric composite fibers based on nanocoating flame retardant: thermogravimetric study and production of α-Al2O3 nanoparticles by flame combustion
- Mechanical and morphological properties of high density polyethylene and polylactide blends
- Synthesis and characterization of magnetic Ni0.3 Zn0.7 Fe2 O4/polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) nanocomposite
- Effect of titanium nanofiller on the productivity and crystallinity of ethylene and propylene copolymer
- Mechanical properties of potassium hydroxide-pretreated Christmas palm fiber-reinforced polyester composites: characterization study, modeling and optimization
- Natural frequency response of laminated hybrid composite beams with and without cutouts
- Characterization of C2H2O4 doped PVA solid polymer electrolyte
- Development and characterization of homo, co and terpolyimides based on BPDA, BTDA, 6FDA and ODA with low dielectric constant
- Highly-filled hybrid composites prepared using centrifugal deposition
- Reinforcement of carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (XNBR) with graphene nanoplatelets with varying surface area
- Multiple melting behavior of poly(lactic acid)-hemp-silica composites using modulated-temperature differential scanning calorimetry
