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Hemp fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites

Abstract
The potential of hemp fibre as a reinforcing material for Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was investigated. Good interaction between hemp fibre and PLA resulted in increases of 100% for Young’s modulus and 30% for tensile strength of composites containing 30 wt% fibre. Different predictive ‘rule of mixtures’ models (e.g. Parallel, Series and Hirsch) were assessed regarding the dependence of tensile properties on fibre loading. Limited agreement with models was observed. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed that hemp fibre increased the degree of crystallinity in PLA composites.
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Journal Article
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Sawpan, M. A., Pickering, K. L., & Fernyhough, A. (2007). Hemp fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) composites. Advanced Materials Research, 29-30, 337–340.
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2007
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Trans Tech Publications
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This is an author’s accepted version of an article published in the journal: Advanced Materials Research © 2007 Trans Tech Publications