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    Surface treatments of jute fabric: The influence of surface characteristics on jute fabrics and mechanical properties of jute/polyester composites

    Year: 2012

    Journal: Industrial Crops and products, 2012, 35 (1) pp 22-30, 20130115

    Authors: Kutlay Sever, Mehmet Sarikanat, Yoldaş Seki, Gökhan Erkan, Ümit Halis Erdoğan, Seckin Erden

    Organizations: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, Department of Chemistry, Dokuz Eylul University, 35160 Buca, Izmir, Turkey, Department of Textile Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, 35160 Buca, Izmir, Turkey

    In this study, jute fabrics were modified by alkali, micro-emulsion silicon (MS) and fluorocarbon based agents (FA) in order to enhance the interfacial adhesion between the polyester matrix and the jute fiber. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurements were used to characterize fiber surfaces. The effects of various surface treatments on the mechanical and morphological of jute/polyester composites were also studied. All surface treatments were shown to improve the tensile, flexural strengths and interlaminar shear strengths of the composites. Moreover, the maximum improvement in the mechanical properties was obtained for the FA treated jute/polyester composites. SEM micrographs of the tensile fracture surface of jute/unsaturated polyester composites also exhibited improvement of interfacial and interlaminar shear strengths by the alkali, MS and FA treatments of jute fibers.