BioResources (Feb 2017)

Thermal Analysis of Bamboo Fibre and Its Composites

  • Ain Umaira Md Shah,
  • Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan,
  • Francisco Cardona,
  • Mohamad Jawaid,
  • Abd Rahim Abu Talib,
  • Noorfaizal Yidris

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.12.2.2394-2406
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 2394 – 2406

Abstract

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Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to study the thermal degradation and thermal stability of bamboo powder and its composites (EP-BFC) in a nitrogen atmosphere. The thermal stability of EP-BFC decreased as the bamboo filler-loading increased. Compared with epoxy, bamboo powder had a lower thermal stability, which reduced the thermal stability for the higher filler-loading composites. The addition of glass fibre to the EP-BFC improved the thermal stability of the new hybrid composites. Both the hybrid and non-hybrid composites exhibited similar thermal-induced degradation profiles that had only one mass loss step. However, a noticeable difference between the percentage value of the degradation between both the hybrid and non-hybrid composites showed that the EP/G-BFC hybrids were more thermally stable than the non-hybrid EP-BFC. Different materials experienced different activities, which were clearly shown from the DSC analysis. Bamboo fibre and non-fully cured epoxy exhibit exothermic peaks, while fully cured epoxy exhibits an endothermic peak.

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