Title of article
Synthesis Characterization of cotton fiber reinforced starch/PVA biodegradable composite films
Author/Authors
Razzaq, Wasif University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore - Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Pakistan , Javaid, Atif University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore - Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Pakistan
From page
27
To page
35
Abstract
The focus of this work is to study the effect of the cotton fibers reinforcement on the starch/ Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blend films. The biodegradable composite films were prepared by starch, PVA and natural cotton fibers using solution casting method. The starch/PVA/cotton fiber films samples were analyzed for the tensile, chemical and morphological properties. Experimental results showed that the incorporation of the short cotton fibers into the starch/PVA matrix caused a reasonable improvement in of the tensile modulus (18.6 times), tensile strength (2.07 to 4.38MPa), elongation (104.56 to 8.82%) and impact strength (28.4%). Chemical and structure analysis were done by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and surface morphology were studied by optical microscope. The obtained results showed that addition of cotton fibers enhanced both the mechanical and surface properties of the starch/PVA blend film
Keywords
Bio degradable , Composites , Starch , Poly(vinyl alcohol) , Cotton fiber , Mechanical characterization
Journal title
Journal of Faculty of Engineering and technology (JFET)
Journal title
Journal of Faculty of Engineering and technology (JFET)
Record number
2621711
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