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Electrospinning of cellulose nanofibers mat for laminated epoxy composite production

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In this study, a new approach consisting of chemical treatment steps followed by electrospinning process was applied to produce cellulose nanofibers from wheat straws. Wheat straws were initially pretreated by NaOH solution to open the complex structure of raw materials and remove non-cellulosic materials. Then, acid and alkali hydrolysis was separately performed to eliminate hemicellulose and soluble lignin. Also, bleaching processes were implemented to remove the insoluble lignin. Cellulose nanofibers were produced by electrospinning of various concentrations of cellulose in different solvents including sodium hydroxide/urea/thiourea, pure trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), and TFA/methylene chloride. Images obtained by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) showed long and uniform nanofibers produced from electrospinning of cellulose/TFA/methylene chloride solution. An epoxy based laminated composite was prepared by a lamina of cellulose microfiber and electrospun nanofiber mat using hand lay-up composite manufacturing method. The fracture surface of the epoxy nanocomposite was analyzed by SEM images. In addition, the mechanical properties of laminated epoxy composites were compared with pure epoxy by conducting tensile and impact tests. Tensile test results showed that the ultimate tensile strength, elongation, and modulus of laminated epoxy nanocomposites were significantly increased. Moreover, it was found that by adding a nanofiber lamina in the epoxy composite, the impact resistance was significantly improved as a result of crack growth prevention.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran

    Abdol Rasool Jahanbaani, Tayebeh Behzad & Mohammad Hossein Karimi Darvanjooghi

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Jahanbaani, A.R., Behzad, T., Borhani, S. et al. Electrospinning of cellulose nanofibers mat for laminated epoxy composite production. Fibers Polym 17, 1438–1448 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-016-6424-9

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