Tensile and fatigue characterisation of textile cotton waste/polypropylene laminates

Petrucci, Roberto; Nisini, E.; Puglia, Debora; Sarasini, Fabrizio; Rallini, Marco; Santulli, Carlo; Minak, Giangiacomo

doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.07.005

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“…They are used thanks to their low production costs above all. The improvement of the mechanical properties above all, e.g., tensile strength, flexural strength or material fatigue, is the purpose of these fillers’ utilization [3,43,47,48]. An interesting use of cellulose fibers is, e.g., at cement production, which is reinforced with these fibers for a purpose of the improvement of its mechanical properties [3].…”

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Material Utilization of Cotton Post-Harvest Line Residues in Polymeric Composites

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This paper deals with a research focused on utilization of microparticle and short-fiber filler based on cotton post-harvest line residues in an area of polymeric composites. Two different fractions of the biological filler (FCR—reinforced cotton filler) of 20 and 100 µm and the filler with short fibers of a length of 700 µm were used in the research. The aim of the research was to evaluate mechanical characteristics of composites and adhesive bonds for the purpose of gaining new pieces of knowledge which will be applicable in the area of material engineering and assessing application possibilities of residues coming into being from agricultural products processing. Mechanical properties of the composite material produced by a vacuum infusion and tested at temperatures 20, 40, and 60 °C and adhesive bonds which were exposed to a low-cyclic loading, i.e., 1000 cycles at 30% to 70% from reference value of the maximum strength, were evaluated. Composite systems with the FCR adjusted in 5% water solution of NaOH showed higher strength values on average compared to untreated FCR. Unsuitable size of the FCR led to a deterioration of the strength. The filler in the form of 700 FCR microfibers showed itself in a positive way to composite materials, and the particle in the form of 20 FCR did the same to adhesive bonds. Results of adhesive bond cyclic tests at higher stress values (70%) demonstrated viscoelastic behavior of the adhesive layer.

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Material Utilization of Cotton Post-Harvest Line Residues in Polymeric Composites

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“…Furthermore, a study on production of single and mixture adsorption was conducted by Boudrahem et al [27] and bacterial cellulose production by Feng et al [8]. Also, waste cotton cloth has been used for tensile and fatigue characterization in the area of polypropylene matrix for composites applications such as the industries dealing with automotive [28]. In the field of wastewater treatment, waste cotton cloth has been used for quick heavy metal removal from industrial effluent [29], to reclaim uranium in radioactive waste filtrate [30] and immobilization of waste cotton cloth into a bioreactor [31].…”

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Assessing the performance of modified waste cotton cloth (MWCC) installed in a biological contact reactor as a biofilm carrier used for domestic wastewater treatment

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The current study examined the performance of modified waste cotton cloth (MWCC) in the removal of organic pollutants from domestic wastewater as an emerging technique for waste textile resource management and reuse. The MWCC biofilm carrier was self-made with discarded cotton cloths cut into smaller strips with 66 cm long and average weight of 2.4 g each. The surface of the non-modified waste cotton cloth (NM-WCC) was modified through the hydrosulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4) method to enhance the physical characteristics of the material such as hydrophilicity and biofilm attachment. The best filling rate of the carrier used for the experiment was 65% as determined by preliminary studies. Two self-made biological contact biofilm reactors: R1 (installed with NM-WCC) and R2 (fixed with MWCC), were used for the experiment. The experimental results showed that MWCC had higher removal efficacy of chemical oxygen demand, ammonia-nitrogen (NH 4 +-N) and total phosphorus (TP) at 98.34%, 85.44% and 60.20%, respectively. The hydraulic retention time decreased from 21 to 8 h on the 4th day. The scanning electron microscope was used to analyse the surface characteristics of the NM-WCC and MWCC. The water-holding capacity of the biofilm carriers was determined through the static immersion method and ASTM D1117-80 guiding principles. The water contact angle was estimated through the static process by adapting Young's equation. The findings of this research could significantly contribute to the discovering of alternative innovative technological prospects of utilizing H 2 SO 4 MWCC as an effective biofilm carrier in domestic wastewater treatment.

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“…Published studies show a variety of natural fibers such as hemp, sisal, coconut, jute as satisfying reinforcing materials for polymer matrix, improving mainly impact strength of these composites. However, the potential of cotton fibers as reinforcement, processed as sheets or plates has not been widely studied …”

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“…However, the potential of cotton fibers as reinforcement, processed as sheets or plates has not been widely studied. [8,9] Cotton fiber is one of the most important textile fibers and consists of about 90-93% cellulose. In these fibers, cellulose is presented in long chains of molecules united to each other by hydrogen bonds, forming a spiral.…”

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Thermoformed Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric

Fares¹,

Souza²,

Carvalho³

2019

Macromolecular Symposia

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The use of natural fibers as reinforcement in composites has received much attention due mainly to environmental issues and because of their interesting properties. The development of new methods for production of thermoplastic composites with natural fibers is of great interest for several sectors in industry. In this work, composites of polypropylene and raw cotton fabric are fabricated by hot pressing alternating layers of polypropylene films and cotton fabric to produce a long fiber oriented composite material. Five combinations with different number of reinforcement and matrix layers are prepared, leading to composites with more than 50% of fiber in volume. Characterization of the composites showed a great enhancement on mechanical properties (85% on elastic modulus and 90% on tensile strength) with a density decrease of around 15%. The braided nature of the cotton fiber provided good adhesion to the matrix through mechanical anchoring, as is observed by SEM. This enabled increased thermal stability and an increase in the storage modulus determined by DMA in the rubbery plateau. The good mechanical properties were explained by the mechanical anchorage of fiber matrix, since PP resin is forced to flow through the fibers of the raw cotton fabric. The resultant material is more resistant, lighter, and stiffer composed of approximately 50% of materials derived from renewable sources.

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Tensile and fatigue characterisation of textile cotton waste/polypropylene laminates

Cited by 40 publications

References 25 publications

Material Utilization of Cotton Post-Harvest Line Residues in Polymeric Composites

Material Utilization of Cotton Post-Harvest Line Residues in Polymeric Composites

Assessing the performance of modified waste cotton cloth (MWCC) installed in a biological contact reactor as a biofilm carrier used for domestic wastewater treatment

Thermoformed Polypropylene Composite Reinforced with Cotton Fabric

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