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Ramie fiber-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) composites were successfully prepared by hot compression molding. Different treatment techniques were used to modify the surface of ramie fiber. The influence of diammonium phosphate (DAP) on the interfacial adhesion between ramie fiber and PLA composites was investigated by the contact angle measurements, FTIR and SEM analyses. The contact angle measurement results showed that alkali treatment combined with DAP was very efficient in decreasing the hydrophilicity of fibers. After treatment, the hydrophilicity of untreated ramie fiber from 5.9 ± 1.3 decreased to 2.0 ± 0.8 mJ/m2. The wettability of alkali/silane/DAP-treated ramie fiber/PLA composite was higher (95.4° ± 1.3°) than that of pure ramie fiber/PLA composite (87.3° ± 1.9°). The FTIR results were consistent with the wetting measurements as the increment of hydrophilicity. Thermal analysis indicated that DAP-modified ramie fiber/PLA composites exhibited a lower thermal decomposition temperature, unique decomposition behavior and more residual char formation at decomposition temperature. The tensile, flexural and impact properties of DAP-modified ramie fiber composites were comparable to those of untreated ramie fiber composite. Moreover, proper alignment and uniform distribution of ramie fibers within the PLA matrix were found to be excellent. The morphological structures observed by SEM showed that well-modified ramie fibers enhanced the failure of the PLA composites in tensile, flexural and impact tests.
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Debeli, D.K., Guo, J., Li, Z. et al. Treatment of ramie fiber with different techniques: the influence of diammonium phosphate on interfacial adhesion properties of ramie fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composite. Iran Polym J 26, 341–354 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-017-0524-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-017-0524-2