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Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites

In an attempt to increase biodiversity in natural plant fiber nonwovens, new sources of natural fibers must be discovered. Nonwoven fabric is a promising commercial product for upgrading the new bast fiber Triumfetta cordifolia (TCF) and giving it an opportunity to be used in composite nonwoven appl...

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Autores principales: Armel, Mewoli, Segovia, César, Anny Géraldo, Soppie, Ebanda, Fabien Betene, Njom, Abel Emmanuel, Ateba, Atangana, Nicolas, Brosse
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Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10345354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37455982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17888
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author Armel, Mewoli
Segovia, César
Anny Géraldo, Soppie
Ebanda, Fabien Betene
Njom, Abel Emmanuel
Ateba, Atangana
Nicolas, Brosse
author_facet Armel, Mewoli
Segovia, César
Anny Géraldo, Soppie
Ebanda, Fabien Betene
Njom, Abel Emmanuel
Ateba, Atangana
Nicolas, Brosse
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description In an attempt to increase biodiversity in natural plant fiber nonwovens, new sources of natural fibers must be discovered. Nonwoven fabric is a promising commercial product for upgrading the new bast fiber Triumfetta cordifolia (TCF) and giving it an opportunity to be used in composite nonwoven applications. Two types of TCF nonwoven mats blended with polylactide fibers for one and polypropylene fibers for the other at a mass ratio of 50 : 50 were manufactured using carding and needling technology. The aim of the present work is to compare the different types of TCF-based nonwovens with other nonwovens based on commercial bast fibers, namely flax and hemp, known for their use in automotive interiors. The nonwoven fabrics were characterized in terms of weight per unit area, thickness, tensile strength and flexural rigidity. In addition, morphological aspects of fiber organization, density and distribution within the nonwoven reinforcement were observed using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results revealed great variability in terms of surface density and thickness. Increasing the surface mass of nonwovens led to an increase in mechanical performance in terms of strength and stiffness, while retaining anisotropy in terms of fiber orientation, which has a significant effect on mechanical behavior due to the preferential fiber orientation generated during carding. In addition, the type of thermoplastic polymer fiber in the nonwoven mat has an influence on the characteristics evaluated. The results obtained showed that TCFs are good candidates, given their competitive performance and availability compared with flax and hemp fibers, and that they can be used in the same composite applications. Such a non-woven mattress based on TCFs from the tropical African region, manufactured using carding and needling technology, could open up opportunities to create new value-added products that can benefit these countries from an economic and ecological point of view.
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spelling pubmed-103453542023-07-15 Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites Armel, Mewoli Segovia, César Anny Géraldo, Soppie Ebanda, Fabien Betene Njom, Abel Emmanuel Ateba, Atangana Nicolas, Brosse Heliyon Research Article In an attempt to increase biodiversity in natural plant fiber nonwovens, new sources of natural fibers must be discovered. Nonwoven fabric is a promising commercial product for upgrading the new bast fiber Triumfetta cordifolia (TCF) and giving it an opportunity to be used in composite nonwoven applications. Two types of TCF nonwoven mats blended with polylactide fibers for one and polypropylene fibers for the other at a mass ratio of 50 : 50 were manufactured using carding and needling technology. The aim of the present work is to compare the different types of TCF-based nonwovens with other nonwovens based on commercial bast fibers, namely flax and hemp, known for their use in automotive interiors. The nonwoven fabrics were characterized in terms of weight per unit area, thickness, tensile strength and flexural rigidity. In addition, morphological aspects of fiber organization, density and distribution within the nonwoven reinforcement were observed using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results revealed great variability in terms of surface density and thickness. Increasing the surface mass of nonwovens led to an increase in mechanical performance in terms of strength and stiffness, while retaining anisotropy in terms of fiber orientation, which has a significant effect on mechanical behavior due to the preferential fiber orientation generated during carding. In addition, the type of thermoplastic polymer fiber in the nonwoven mat has an influence on the characteristics evaluated. The results obtained showed that TCFs are good candidates, given their competitive performance and availability compared with flax and hemp fibers, and that they can be used in the same composite applications. Such a non-woven mattress based on TCFs from the tropical African region, manufactured using carding and needling technology, could open up opportunities to create new value-added products that can benefit these countries from an economic and ecological point of view. Elsevier 2023-07-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10345354/ /pubmed/37455982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17888 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Armel, Mewoli
Segovia, César
Anny Géraldo, Soppie
Ebanda, Fabien Betene
Njom, Abel Emmanuel
Ateba, Atangana
Nicolas, Brosse
Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title_full Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title_fullStr Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title_short Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
title_sort investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed biosourced composites
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10345354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37455982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17888
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