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SISAL
About: SISAL is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1878 publications have been published within this topic receiving 55528 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, mesoporous gamma alumina fibres of high surface area, stable up to 1000°C, were synthesized by bioreplica technique using sisal fibres as templates.
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TL;DR: In this article, the thermal behavior of sisal fibers and sisal/polyester composites, fabricated by resin transfer molding (RTM), has been followed using thermogravimetric analysis.
Abstract: Using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the thermal behavior of sisal fibers and sisal/polyester composites, fabricated by resin transfer molding (RTM), has been followed. Chemical treatments have been found to increase the thermal stability, which has been attributed to the resultant physical and chemical changes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared (FT-IR) studies were also performed to study the structural changes and morphology in the sisal fiber during the treatment. The kinetic studies of thermal degradation of untreated and treated sisal fibers have been performed using Broido method. In the composites, as the fiber content increases, the thermal stability of the matrix decreases. The treated fiber reinforced composites have been found to be thermally more stable than the untreated derivatives. The increased thermal stability and reduced moisture behavior of treated composites have been correlated with fiber/matrix adhesion.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of silica on thermal and mechanical properties of sisal natural fiber reinforced polyester composites is investigated and the effect on specific heat capacity of composite is also considered and discussed.
Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to investigate effect of silica on thermal and mechanical properties of sisal natural fiber reinforced polyester composites. The composites with and with out silica have been made by incorporating 100% biodegradable sisal fibers as reinforcement in the polyester matrix. The results show that the tensile strength and tensile modulus of composite with silica are 1.5, and 1.08 times greater than that of composite without silica, respectively. The impact strength of composite with sand is 1.36, and 1.8 times greater than that of composite with out silica and plain polyester, respectively. The effect of silica on specific heat capacity of composite is also considered and discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the epoxy based sisal composites are prepared by hand lay-up technique using short sisal fibres of sizes (5, 10, 15 and 20 mm) keeping constant 30 wt.% of total fibres content.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of diatomite particles on the mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid sisal fibers was investigated, and the results showed that the reinforcing effect of HSFs was better than ASFs.
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