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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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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/). |
spellingShingle | Research Article 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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