Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Performance of Hemp Fiber-Reinforced Elium Biocomposites Modified with Activated Carbon Nanoparticles: Experiment and Simulation.

Zeenat Akhter, Arvydas Palevicius, Raul Fangueiro, Sultan Ullah, Giedrius Janusas

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Zeenat AkhterDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0006-3401-8585

Arvydas PaleviciusDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-1226-062X

Raul FangueiroFibrenamics, Institute of Innovation on Fibre-Based Materials and Composites, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal.

Sultan UllahDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Giedrius JanusasDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-1055-2568

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This research examines the influence of various concentrations (0%, 1%, 1.4% and 1.8% by weight) of activated carbon nanoparticles (AC NPs) on the performance of Elium biocomposites reinforced with hemp fibers. Unidirectional [0°/0°] laminates with 20% fiber volume fraction were fabricated via hand layup using two layers of 150 GSM hemp fabric and compression molded to achieve 0.9 mm cured thickness. Quasi-static tensile testing (ASTM D3039, 2 mm/min, 100 mm gauge length) revealed a pronounced non-monotonic relationship between AC NPs loading and mechanical properties, with optimal performance at 1.0 wt.% fillers and catastrophic degradation at 1.8 wt.%. AC NPs filled composites, which were then characterized by their electrical and thermal behavior. Electrically, it also achieved minimum resistivity (1.62 Ω·m) and maximum conductivity (0.62 S·m

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activated carbon nanoparticleselectrical conductivityElium biocompositesFEAhemp fabrictensile propertiesthermal stability

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PMID41516850

DOI10.3390/polym18010066

PMCPMC12788062

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