Polyethylene reinforced with keratin fibers obtained from chicken feathers

Barone, Justin R.; Schmidt, Walter F.

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.06.011

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“…These protein fibers generally have a greater resistance to moisture and heat than natural cellulosic and vegetal fibers, however proteins fibers have little resistance to alkalis, so they are not appropriate for use within mixes that contain cement. A small amount of research has been carried out into the use of animal fibers within composites and Barone and Schmidt [38], for instance, reported on the use of keratin feather fibers as short-fiber reinforcement within LDPE composites; this keratin feather fiber they used had been obtained from chicken waste. A very common natural protein fiber containing keratin is wool, which grows outwards from the skin of sheep.…”

Section: Polypropylenementioning

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Analysis of the Influence of the Fiber Type in Polymer Matrix/Fiber Bond Using Natural Organic Polymer Stabilizer

2014

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This research study compares the effect of polypropylene and wool fibers on the mechanical properties of natural polymer based stabilized soils. Biocomposites are becoming increasingly prevalent and this growth is expected to continue within a number of sectors including building materials. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of different fiber reinforced natural polymer stabilized soils with regards to mechanical properties and fiber adhesion characteristics. The polymer includes alginate, which is used in a wide range of applications but has not been commonly used within engineering and construction applications. In recent years, natural fibers have started to be used as an ecological friendly alternative for soil reinforcement within a variety of construction applications. Test results in this study have compared the effects of adding natural and synthetic fibers to clay soils and discussed the importance of an optimum soil specification. A correlation between the micro structural analysis using scanning electron microscope (SEM), fiber typology, fiber-matrix bonds and the mechanical properties of the stabilized soils is also discussed.

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Section: Polypropylenementioning

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Analysis of the Influence of the Fiber Type in Polymer Matrix/Fiber Bond Using Natural Organic Polymer Stabilizer

2014

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“…During the last decade, an increasing amount of research has been published involving keratin fibers from chicken feather with synthetic polymers, such as grafting with polymethylmethacrylate [19,20] and polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate [21]; composites with polyethylene [22,23], polypropylene [24][25][26], polymethylmethacrylate [27], polyurethane [28] and phenol-formaldehyde [29], among others [18], however there are only few related to keratin fibers and biopolymers [30,31].…”

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All Green Composites from Fully Renewable Biopolymers: Chitosan-Starch Reinforced with Keratin from Feathers

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Abstract:The performance as reinforcement of a fibrillar protein such as feather keratin fiber over a biopolymeric matrix composed of polysaccharides was evaluated in this paper. Three different kinds of keratin reinforcement were used: short and long biofibers and rachis particles. These were added separately at 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt% to the chitosan-starch matrix and the composites were processed by a casting/solvent evaporation method. The morphological characteristics, mechanical and thermal properties of the matrix and composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis. The thermal results indicated that the addition of keratin enhanced the thermal stability of the composites compared to pure matrix. This was corroborated with dynamic mechanical analysis as the results revealed that the storage modulus of the composites increased with respect to the pure matrix. The morphology, evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, indicated a uniform dispersion of keratin in the chitosan-starch matrix as a result of good compatibility between these biopolymers, also corroborated by FTIR. These results demonstrate that chicken feathers can be useful to obtain novel keratin reinforcements and develop new green composites providing better properties, than the original biopolymer matrix.

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“…In their work; they studied compounding time, temperature, speed, fibre dispersion and established that keratin feather fibres presented increase on stiffness in HDPE but provided lower tensile breaking stress. The produced samples were thermally stable for long periods of time up to 200 o C. On the other hand, Barone et al [5] also used keratin fibres of similar diameter with various ratios in mixing with LDPE and have observed that keratin feather fibres were incorporated into the polymer using thermomechanical mixing techniques and the density of the introduced fibres were reduced by 2%. Later in 2008, wool fibre waste was used by Aluigi et al [6] and produced translucent composite films from wool/cellulose acetate blends; in their work the composite materials have exhibited good tensile, thermal and water absorption properties.…”

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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Wool Waste Fabric Reinforced Composites

Yükseloğlu¹

2015

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Today, felt and woven fabrics are used as a reinforcement material in textile composite structures. In these structures glass and carbon fibres are the widely used ones. However for almost a decade, researchers have also shown some interest on natural fibre reinforced composites. In this study, it has been aimed to use wool waste fabric to be able to produce a lightweight composite material. For this purpose, the composite samples were produced by using wool fabrics in warp direction together with their waste blends as a reinforced material. The produced reinforced wool composite structures were then tested for both their mechanical properties, i.e. Izod impact and tensile strength tests, and for their thermal properties. The fracture surfaces of the samples were also inspected on the scanning electron microscope. According to the results, it has been evaluated that wool fabrics and their waste may be used as a reinforcement material for the application of textile composites presenting in lightweight structures for the construction industry. The wool waste fabric reinforced composites' mechanical properties can be improved by studying various waste percentages in future studies to gain better mechanical properties. The thermal conductivity of the composites was increased as the waste increases within the structure. As a result, wool waste materials can as well be used for future recycled textile materials in lightweight reinforced composites.

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Polyethylene reinforced with keratin fibers obtained from chicken feathers

Cited by 226 publications

References 32 publications

Analysis of the Influence of the Fiber Type in Polymer Matrix/Fiber Bond Using Natural Organic Polymer Stabilizer

Analysis of the Influence of the Fiber Type in Polymer Matrix/Fiber Bond Using Natural Organic Polymer Stabilizer

All Green Composites from Fully Renewable Biopolymers: Chitosan-Starch Reinforced with Keratin from Feathers

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Wool Waste Fabric Reinforced Composites

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