What is it about?
Jute like other natural fibers are hydrophilic in nature, which adversely affects the interfacial adhesion with polymer matrices. Chemical treatments are used to overcome this problem. Benzene diazonium salt (BDS) has been used for treating the jute fiber in this study.
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Why is it important?
Chemical treatment and addition of nanoclay improved the thermal properties of manufactured nanocomposites.
Perspectives
Nowadays, manufacturing of biodegradable composites and nanocomposites are the technological demand.
Mr Md. Faruk Hossen
University Malaysia Sarawak
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This page is a summary of: Improved thermal properties of jute fiber-reinforced polyethylene nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, July 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/pc.23691.
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