Effect of Silane-Treated Pineapple Leaf Fibre and Hemp Fibre on Green Natural Rubber Composites: Interface and Mechanics.

Siriwan Jansinak, Kwanchai Buaksuntear, Arnaud Spangenberg, Antoine Le Duigou, Darshil U Shah, Karine Mougin, Wirasak Smitthipong

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Siriwan JansinakSpecialized Center of Rubber and Polymer Materials in Agriculture and Industry (RPM), Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Kwanchai BuaksuntearSpecialized Center of Rubber and Polymer Materials in Agriculture and Industry (RPM), Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.ORCID 0009-0008-9853-7637

Arnaud SpangenbergInstitute of Materials Science of Mulhouse, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)-University Mixed Research Unit (UMR 7361), University of Haute-Alsace, F-68057 Mulhouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5530-9748

Antoine Le DuigouDupuy de Lôme Research Institute (IRDL), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)-University Mixed Research Unit (UMR 6027), Bionics Group, University of South Brittany, F-56100 Lorient, France.

Darshil U ShahCentre for Natural Material Innovation, Faculty of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8078-6802

Karine MouginInstitute of Materials Science of Mulhouse, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)-University Mixed Research Unit (UMR 7361), University of Haute-Alsace, F-68057 Mulhouse, France.

Wirasak SmitthipongSpecialized Center of Rubber and Polymer Materials in Agriculture and Industry (RPM), Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

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Capacity Building of KU Students on Internationalization Program (KUCSI) as of fiscal year 2024, which is funded by the International Affairs Division (IAD) and Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University (Thailand) NoFranco-Thai Mobility Programme/PHC SIAM Year 2024-2025 NoVisiting Research Scholar (VRC) fund from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand No

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Abstract

This study developed a natural rubber (NR) composite reinforced with surface-modified pineapple leaf fibres (PALFs) and hemp fibres (HFs) using a layer-by-layer (sandwich-like) fabrication method. The objectives were to increase the utilisation of the natural fibres as reinforcing agents and to investigate the impact of silane fibre surface modification on the properties of the sandwich composites. Fibre surface characterisation was performed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to confirm the presence of functional groups from silane and cellulose. The wettability and adhesion properties of the modified fibres were also evaluated. The mechanical properties were investigated via single-fibre tensile tests. Composites with 50 phr silane-treated PALF showed the best compromise in terms of interface adhesion (48.3 mJ/m

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hemp fibrepineapple leaf fibresandwich natural rubber compositeSilane69

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PMID41516831

DOI10.3390/polym18010047

PMCPMC12787481

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