Investigation into hemp fiber- and whisker-reinforced
soy protein composites

doi:10.1007/s11458-009-0085-9

Front. Chem. China

2009, Vol. 4

Issue (3) : 313-320 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-009-0085-9

Research articles

Investigation into hemp fiber- and whisker-reinforced soy protein composites

Linxiang WANG , Rakesh KUMAR , Lina ZHANG ,

Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China;

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Abstract Whiskers, designated as W, were prepared from hemp fibers. Both fibers and whiskers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to evaluate the dimensions of the fibers and whiskers, respectively. By incorporating different weight fraction of the fibers and whiskers into soy protein isolate, we prepared two different composites designated as SC and SC-W, respectively. Thiodiglycol was used as a plasticizer for the preparation of composites. The SC and SC-W composites were characterized and compared in terms of mechanical properties, volume fraction of porosity, and water uptake. The results indicated that there was not much significant difference in the properties of the composites. In fact, mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites were higher than whisker-reinforced composites at optimum weight fractions. This study can give us the idea about the judicious use of fibers or whiskers as reinforcement materials.

Keywords soy protein hemp fibers thiodiglycol whiskers composites

Issue Date: 05 September 2009

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Lina ZHANG,Linxiang WANG,Rakesh KUMAR. Investigation into hemp fiber- and whisker-reinforced soy protein composites[J]. Front. Chem. China, 2009, 4(3): 313-320.

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