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Behavior of polyethylene composites based on hemp fibers treated by surface‐initiated catalytic polymerization

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25981
AuthorSearch for: ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8183-4888; Search for: 1ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-5759; Search for: ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-2847; Search for: ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7371-6910
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. Automotive and Surface Transportation
FormatText, Article
Subjectcatalytic grafting; creep; hemp; mechanical properties; polyethylene; water absorption
Abstract
In this investigation, hemp fibers were-surface treated by ethylene polymerization grafting to determine the effect of high grafting level on the mechanical (tensile and impact) and dynamic mechanical properties of linear medium-density polyethylene (L) composites (20%wt.) produced via melt compounding. The results showed that, comparing the treated hemp composite (L20PH) with the untreated hemp composite (L20H), the modification reduced by 44% the modified fibers composite water absorption, while increasing the elongation and tensile strength by about 197% and 14%, respectively. Moreover, due to better interfacial interactions with the matrix and the flexibility imparted by the presence of both grafted and ungrafted polyethylene (PE) onto modified hemp fibers, the corresponding composite exhibited lower density and significantly high impact resistance (about 57%) compared to the untreated hemp composite. These results were confirmed by the composites creep strain as L20PH and L maximum strain (εₘₐₐ) was respectively 18% and 42% higher compared to that of L20H, showing that L20H has the high modulus followed by L20PH and then L. The significant improvement of the modified composite flexibility, impact resistance and the limited reduction of its modulus make this material not only suitable for building and construction applications, but also in the production of packaging and automotive parts.
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PublisherWiley
Society of Plastics Engineers
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  • Polymer Composites 42, no. 5 (19 February 2021): 2334–2348.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
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