Preparation and Dimensional Stability of Organo-Montmorillonite (O-MMT) Treated Unsaturated Polyester Hybrid Composites Filled with Keratin Fiber

Abstract:

O-MMT treated unsaturated polyester based hybrid composites were prepared using keratin fiber obtained from chicken feathers. Fibers of similar dimension were selected to fabricate composites through hand lay-up method. The preparation and dimensional stability properties of keratin fiber as reinforcements in composites is outlined in this paper. Varying O-MMT contents in nancomposites is performed to investigate the effects on the dimensional stability (water absorption and thickness swelling) of the composites. Results indicated that increasing fiber content deteriorates dimensional stability of the composites and composites. However, improvements in dimensional stability of the keratin fibercomposites were observed with O-MMT. O-MMT treatment reduces the water absorption and thickness swelling, especially at 5wt% of O-MMT concentrationat all range of fiber content. At 5wt% concentration of O-MMt, 10wt% keratin fiber content marks the lowest water absorption and thickness swelling with rate of 0.65% and 1.93%, respectively. Adopting 10wt% of keratin fiber at 5wt% of O-MMT can be utilized for application requiring high dimensional stability.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 980)
• Pages: 28-32
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.980.28
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Kiew Kwong Siong*, Kok Heng Soon, Sinin Hamdan, Moaz Mohsin, Akshay Kakar, Maaz Hameed
• Keywords: Composite, Dimensional Stability, Keratin Fiber, Organo-Montmorillonite, Unsaturated Polyester

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