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A fabrication process of high volume fraction of jute fiber/polylactide composites for truck liner

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Aiming at the green manufacturing technology of automotive industry, in the past, some researchers have developed green materials—fully degradable natural fiber reinforced polylactide composites. In the researches, the natural fiber volume fraction (or weight fraction) ranges from 20% to 55%. In order to lower the cost of the composites, an effective way is to increase natural fiber volume fraction and decrease polylactide fraction. In this research, a more uniform fiber blending method is employed, and the natural fiber volume fraction is increased to 70%. The fabrication process includes two steps: felt making and hot pressed molding. Short jute fiber and short PLA fiber are blended on a fiber opening machine in terms of fiber volume fractions, 60% and 70% respectively. The mixtures are carded and needle punched to make felt. Then the felt is hot pressed at 180 °C, and the jute/PLA composites are fabricated. Mechanical properties of the composites with different fiber volume fractions are investigated. Real size truck liners are successfully manufactured. The composites have very good formability and processability.

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  1. School of Engineering, Huanghe Science and Technology College, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, 450063

    Rui-Hua Hu, Zhi-Guo Ma & Shuai Zheng

  2. Ya Bang Motor-Accessory Company, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, 471000

    Ya-Nan Li & Guo-Hua Yang

  3. Department of Energy, Chonbuk National University, Deokjin 1-664-14, Jeonju, Korea, 561-756

    Hee-Kyu Kim

  4. Advanced Wind Power System Research Institute, Department of Mechanical Design, Chonbuk National University, Deokjin 1-664-14, Jeonju, Korea, 561-756

    Jae-Kyoo Lim

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Hu, RH., Ma, ZG., Zheng, S. et al. A fabrication process of high volume fraction of jute fiber/polylactide composites for truck liner. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 13, 1243–1246 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-012-0165-5

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