Title: Characterisation of the polyketone fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites with different interfacial conditions

Authors: Jong Sung Won; Woo Jin Oh; Hani Jo; Seung Goo Lee

Addresses: Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea ' Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea ' Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea ' Department of Advanced Organic Materials and Textile System Engineering, Chungnam National University, Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea

Abstract: Polyketone fibre was treated with 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (MPS) and dodecyltrichlorosilane (DTS) to improve adhesion with polypropylene (PP). The polyketone fibre surface became hydrophilic and hydrophobic by the silane coupling agent treatments. The MPS treated polyketone fibre has better compatibility and shows higher interfacial adhesion strength in polyketone/PP composite than the DTS treated one. Optimum conditions of the silane coupling agent treatment were found to be 60 min of hydrolysis time and 3 wt% of MPS content in 100 ml acetic acid (pH 4.2).

Keywords: polyketone fibre; polypropylene; thermoplastic composites; surface treatment; coupling agent.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2018.098438

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018 Vol.15 No.8/9/10, pp.707 - 713

Published online: 22 Mar 2019 *

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