Analysis of thermal decomposition kinetics of chicken feather fiber reinforced Poly-lactic acid composites filament

Adil Khan; Saleh Yahya Alghamdi; Ali Saeed Almuflih; Amal Abdulrahman; Karishma M. Qureshi; Naif Almakayeel; Mohamed Rafik N. Qureshi

Heliyon (Jan 2024)

Analysis of thermal decomposition kinetics of chicken feather fiber reinforced Poly-lactic acid composites filament

Adil Khan,
Saleh Yahya Alghamdi,
Ali Saeed Almuflih,
Amal Abdulrahman,
Karishma M. Qureshi,
Naif Almakayeel,
Mohamed Rafik N. Qureshi

Affiliations

Adil Khan: Design Department, Sayaji Tempo, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390010, India; Corresponding author.
Saleh Yahya Alghamdi: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
Ali Saeed Almuflih: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
Amal Abdulrahman: Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
Karishma M. Qureshi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Waghodia, 391760, India
Naif Almakayeel: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Rafik N. Qureshi: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
p. e24245

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Derivative Thermogravimetric analysis under air was used to observe the thermal decomposition process of Chicken feather fiber (CFF) reinforced Poly-lactic acid (PLA) composite filament of 2.2 mm diameter. The thermal degradation of the sample was initiated at 140 ֯C. Approximately 75 % of the thermal degradation occurred between the temperature of 357 ֯C and 399 ֯C. The composite's activation energy was established using the Coats-Redfern method. The results showed that the activation energy of 112.06 kJ/mol is utilized for the sample throughout the temperature range of 23 ֯C to 398 ֯C. A low activation energy is indicative of rapid chemical reactions between the CFF and PLA molecules. The results from TGA and DTGA indicate that the addition of CFF in the PLA matrix enhanced the thermal stability.

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ISSN: 2405-8440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
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