NDLI: Biodegradable Composites Containing Chicken Feathers as Matrix and Jute Fibers as Reinforcement

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Author	Reddy, Narendra Jiang, Jiasong Yang, Yiqi
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	This research demonstrates that chicken feathers can be used as matrix to develop completely biodegradable composites with properties similar to that of composites having polypropylene (PP) as matrix. Feathers are ubiquitous and inexpensive but have limited industrial applications. Feathers have been preferably used for composite applications due to their low density and presence of hollow structures that facilitate sound absorption. However, previous approaches on using feathers for composites have used the whole feather or the feather fractions as reinforcement with synthetic polymers as matrix resulting in partially degradable composites. In addition, the hydrophilicity of the feathers and hydrophobicity of the synthetic matrix results in poor compatibility and therefore less than optimum properties. Although it has been shown that feathers can be made thermoplastic and suitable to develop films and other thermoplastics, there are no reports on using feathers as matrix for composites. In this research, chicken feathers were used as matrix and jute fibers as reinforcement to develop completely biodegradable composites. Tensile, flexural and acoustic properties of the feather-jute composites were compared to PP-jute composites. Utilizing feathers as matrix could enable us to develop low cost 100 % biodegradable composites containing feathers or other biopolymers as the reinforcement.
Starting Page	310
Ending Page	317
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15662543
Journal	Journal of Polymers and the Environment
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15728900
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-02-07
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Chicken feathers Matrix Composites Biodegradable Polymer Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Materials Chemistry Environmental Engineering Polymers and Plastics

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