Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance
Joint Authors
Rho, Denis
Alcock, Mercedes M.
Ulven, Chad A.
Huo, Shanshan
Foulk, Jonn A.
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Bethune seed flax was collected from Canada with seed removed using a stripper header and straw pulled and left in field for several weeks.
Unretted straw was decorticated providing a coarse fiber bundle feedstock for enzyme treatments.
Enzyme treatments using a bacterial pectinolytic enzyme with lyase activity were conducted in lab-scale reactors.
Four fiber specimens were created: no retting, minimal retting, moderate retting, and full retting.
Fiber characterization tests: strength, elongation, diameter, metal content, wax content, and pH were conducted with significant differences between fibers.
Thermosetting vinyl ester resin was used to produce composite panels via vacuum-assisted infusion.
Composite performance was evaluated using fiber bundle pull-out, tensile, impact, and interlaminar shear tests.
Composite tests indicate that composite panels are largely unchanged among fiber samples.
Variation in composite performance might not be realized due to poor interfacial bonding being of larger impact than the more subtle changes incurred by the enzyme treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Foulk, Jonn A.& Rho, Denis& Alcock, Mercedes M.& Ulven, Chad A.& Huo, Shanshan. 2011. Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452193
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Foulk, Jonn A.…[et al.]. Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Foulk, Jonn A.& Rho, Denis& Alcock, Mercedes M.& Ulven, Chad A.& Huo, Shanshan. Modifications Caused by Enzyme-Retting and Their Effect on Composite Performance. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452193
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452193