Silane-Treated Basalt Fiber⁻Reinforced Poly(butylene succinate) Biocomposites: Interfacial Crystallization and Tensile Properties.

ABSTRACT: In this work, an economical modifier silane agent-KH550-was used for surface treatment of basalt fiber. Then, a biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)/modified basalt fiber (MBF) biocomposite was successfully developed. The effects of silane treatment and fiber mass content on crystalline structure, isothermal crystallization process and mechanical performance of composites were evaluated. The interfacial crystallization of PBS on the surface of MBF was investigated by using a polarized optical microscope (POM). The transcrystalline (TC) structure could be clearly observed and it grew perpendicular to the surface of MBF, which boosted the nucleation ability on PBS crystallization and the strong interfacial interaction between PBS and silane-treated basalt fiber. Under isothermal crys

SUBMITTER: Sang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6418722 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature