scholarly journals Elucidation of Mechanical, Physical, Chemical and Thermal Properties of Microbial Composite Films by Integrating Sodium Alginate with Bacillus subtilis sp.

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2103
Author(s):  
Charles Ng Wai Chun ◽  
Husnul Azan Tajarudin ◽  
Norli Ismail ◽  
Baharin Azahari ◽  
Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Sodium Alginate ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Breaking Strain ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Out Of Plane

Materials are the foundation in human development for improving human standards of life. This research aimed to develop microbial composite films by integrating sodium alginate with Bacillus subtilis. Sodium alginate film was fabricated as control. The microbial composite films were fabricated by integrating 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 g of Bacillus subtilis into the sodium alginate. Evaluations were performed on the mechanical, physical, chemical and thermal properties of the films. It was found that films reinforced with Bacillus subtilis significantly improved all the mentioned properties. Results show that 0.5 g microbial composite films had the highest tensile strength, breaking strain and toughness, which were 0.858 MPa, 87.406% and 0.045 MJ/m3, respectively. The thickness of the film was 1.057 mm. White light opacity, black light opacity and brightness values were 13.65%, 40.55% and 8.19%, respectively. It also had the highest conductivity, which was 37 mV, while its water absorption ability was 300.93%. Furthermore, it had a higher melting point of 218.94 °C and higher decomposition temperature of 252.69 °C. SEM also showed that it had filled cross-sectional structure and smoother surface compared to the sodium alginate film. Additionally, FTIR showed that 0.5 g microbial composite films possessed more functional groups at 800 and 662 cm-1 wavenumbers that referred to C–C, C–OH, C–H ring and side group vibrations and C-OH out-of-plane bending, respectively, which contributed to the stronger bonds in the microbial composite film. Initial conclusions depict the potential of Bacillus subtilis to be used as reinforcing material in the development of microbial composite films, which also have the prospect to be used in electronic applications. This is due to the conductivity of the films increasing as Bacillus subtilis cell mass increases.

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Corn Stalk Microcrystalline Cellulose Reinforced PLA Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 233-235 ◽  
pp. 1726-1729
Author(s):  
Chun Guang Li ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Yun Xia Li ◽  
Peng Fei Xu ◽  
Yan Qiu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Microcrystalline Cellulose ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Corn Stalk ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Initial Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Biodegradable Composite

The biodegradable composite films were prepared from corn stalk microcrystalline cellulose as filler and polylactic acid (PLA) as polymeric matrix. The crystallinity, the tensile properties and the thermal properties of the composites were tested. The results show that the tensile properties and thermal properties were improved with the addition of corn stalk microcrystalline cellulose. When corn stalk microcrystalline cellulose account for 10% of the PLA quality, the initial decomposition temperature was raised by 34.38, tensile strength increased by 58.3% and elongation at break increased by 31.1% compared to those of pure PLA.

Analysis of the Structures and Thermal Properties of Hexanediamine Adipate and Pentanediamine Adipate

2018 ◽  
Vol 876 ◽  
pp. 76-83
Author(s):  
Xiao Wan Yang ◽  
Xin Min Hao ◽  
Jian Ming Wang ◽  
Yan Bin Liu ◽  
Hong Liang Kang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Melting Point ◽  
Infrared Spectra ◽  
Adipic Acid ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Stretching Vibration ◽  
Acid Reaction ◽  
The Difference

Hexanediamine adipate, pentanediamine adipate and bio-based pentanediamine adipate were prepared by adipic acid reaction with 1,6-hexanediamine, 1,5-pentanediamine and bio-based 1,5-pentanediamine, respectively. Their structures and thermal properties have been analyzed by infrared spectra, SEM, DSC and TGA. Infrared spectra showed the main differences between 1,6-hexanediamine and 1,5-pentanediamine for the deformation vibration and out of plane bending vibration of N−H. Hexanediamine adipate and pentanediamine adipate had the difference at the asymmetric stretching vibration of −COO-−. The crystal morphologies of hexanediamine adipate and pentanediamine adipate showed dendritic and acicular, respectively. The melting point of pentanediamine adipate, pentanediamine adipate and bio-based pentanediamine adipate were 208.0 °C, 182.3 °C and 182.9 °C, respectively. The polymerization of hexanediamine adipate, pentanediamine adipate and bio-based pentanediamine adipate happened at 201.0, 190.2 and 194.9 °C, respectively. And the decomposition temperature of PA66, PA56 and bio-based PA56 were 401.8, 403.5 and 405.2 °C, respectively.

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Bagasse Microcrystalline Cellulose Reinforced PLA Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 1786-1789
Author(s):  
Chun Guang Li ◽  
Wei Gong Peng ◽  
Yun Xia Li ◽  
Peng Fei Xu ◽  
Wei Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Microcrystalline Cellulose ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Initial Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Biodegradable Composite

The biodegradable composite films were prepared from bagasse microcrystalline cellulose as filler and polylactic acid (PLA) as polymeric matrix. The crystallinity, the tensile properties and the thermal properties of the composites were tested. The results show that the tensile properties and thermal properties were improved with the addition of bagasse microcrystalline cellulose. When bagasse microcrystalline cellulose mass fraction was 5%, the initial decomposition temperature was raised by 30.73°C, and the tensile strength increased by 50.98%, and the elongation at break increased by 16.25% compared to those of pure PLA.

scholarly journals Direct Measurement of Temperature Diffusivity of Nanocellulose Composite Films

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Fujisawa ◽  
Meguya Ryu ◽  
Stefan Lundgaard ◽  
Denver Linklater ◽  
Elena Ivanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Direct Measurement ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Optical Transmittance ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Contact Method ◽  
Resistance Change ◽  
Out Of Plane

The thermal properties of novel nanomaterials play a significant role in determining the performance of the material in technological applications. Herein, direct measurement of the temperature diffusivity of cellulose nanocomposite films was carried out by the micro-contact method. Polymer films containing up to 2%wt. of nanocellulose were synthesised by a simple chemical process. Films of a high optical transmittance T ≈ 80 % (for a 200- μ m-thick film), which were up to 44% crystalline, were characterised. Two different modalities of temperature diffusivity based on: 1) a resistance change and 2) micro-thermocouple detected modulation of a heat wave, were used for the polymer films with cross-sections of ∼ 100 μ m thickness. Twice different in-plane α ‖ and out-of-plane α ⊥ temperature diffusivities were directly determined with high fidelity: α ‖ = 2 . 12 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s and α ⊥ = 1 . 13 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s. An amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber was measured for comparison α ‖ = 1 . 15 × 10 − 7 m 2 /s. This work provides an example of a direct contact measurement of thermal properties of nanocellulose composite films. The thermal diffusivity, which is usually high in strongly interconnected networks and crystals, was investigated for the first time in this composite.

scholarly journals Structure optimization of woven fabric composites for improvement of mechanical properties using a micromechanics model of woven fabric composites and a genetic algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 263498332110061
Author(s):  
Gunyong Hwang ◽  
Dong Hyun Kim ◽  
Myungsoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Micromechanics Model ◽  
Woven Fabric Composites ◽  
Fabric Composites ◽  
Out Of Plane

This research aims to optimize the mechanical properties of woven fabric composites, especially the elastic modulus. A micromechanics model of woven fabric composites was used to obtain the mechanical properties of the fiber composite, and a genetic algorithm (GA) was employed for the optimization tool. The structure of the fabric fiber was expressed using the width, thickness, and wave pattern of the fiber strands in the woven fabric composites. In the GA, the chromosome string consisted of the thickness and width of the fill and warp strands, and the objective function was determined to maximize the elastic modulus of the composite. Numerical analysis showed that the longitudinal mechanical properties of the strands contributed significantly to the overall elastic modulus of the composites because the longitudinal property was notably larger than the transverse property. Therefore, to improve the in-plane elastic modulus, the resulting geometry of the composites possessed large volumes of related strands with large cross-sectional areas and small strand waviness. However, the numerical results of the out-of-plane elastic modulus generated large strand waviness, which contributed to the fiber alignment in the out-of-plane direction. The findings of this research are expected to be an excellent resource for the structural design of woven fabric composites.

Enhancing the Thermal and Mechanical Characteristics of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)-Hemp Protein Particles (HPP) Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
S. A. Awad
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Solution Casting Method ◽  
Protein Particles

Abstract This paper aims to describe the thermal, mechanical, and surface properties of a PVA/HPP blend whereby the film was prepared using a solution casting method. The improvements in thermal and mechanical properties of HPP-based PVA composites were investigated. The characterization of pure PVA and PVA composite films included tensile tests, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results of TGA and DSC indicated that the addition of HPP increased the thermal decomposition temperature of the composites. Mechanical properties are significantly improved in PVA/HPP composites. The thermal stability of the PVA composite increased with the increase of HPP filler content. The tensile strength increased from 15.74 ± 0.72 MPa to 27.54 ± 0.45 MPa and the Young’s modulus increased from 282.51 ± 20.56 MPa to 988.69 ± 42.64 MPa for the 12 wt% HPP doped sample. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) revealed that at elevated temperatures, enhanced mechanical properties because of the presence of HPP was even more noticeable. Morphological observations displayed no signs of agglomeration of HPP fillers even in composites with high HPP loading.

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