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Fabrication and Comparative Properties of Sustainable Epoxy Methacrylate of Bisphenol-C-Jute/Treated JuteNatural Fibers Sandwich Composites: Part-1
RITESH D. BHATT, JIGNESH P. PATEL, PARSOTAM H. PARSANIA*
Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Rajkot-360 005, Gujarat, India.
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Journal of Polymer Materials 2022, 39(3-4), 205-221. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.3
Abstract
Epoxy methacrylate of bisphenol-C-jute/treated jute and their sandwich composites of white
coir, brown coir, wild almond, bamboo, betel nut, and palmyra were prepared by a compression
molding technique under 5MPa pressure and at room temperature for three h. The neat sample
showed almost double tensile strength than its jute composite, while it is comparable for treated
jute. The composites revealed substantially improved flexural strength compared to neat. The
neat, jute/treated jute and their sandwich composites indicated good impact strength, pretty
good Barcol hardness, and fairly good electric strength. The neat sample showed excellent
volume resistivity, while jute/treated jute and their sandwich composites revealed reasonably
good volume resistivity. The composites showed high water ingress tendency, excellent hydrolytic
stability, and different diffusivity in different environments at 30oC. Water ingress trend was
observed the same for all the composites in different environments, and it is H
2
SO
4 > HCl
>NaOH >H
2
O>NaCl. The sandwich composites may find their applications as low-cost housing
and insulating materials and also for marine vessels.
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BHATT, R.D., PATEL, J.P., PARSANIA, P.H. (2022). Fabrication and comparative properties of sustainable epoxy methacrylate of bisphenol-c-jute/treated jutenatural fibers sandwich composites: part-1. Journal of Polymer Materials, 39(3-4), 205-221. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.3
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BHATT RD, PATEL JP, PARSANIA PH. Fabrication and comparative properties of sustainable epoxy methacrylate of bisphenol-c-jute/treated jutenatural fibers sandwich composites: part-1. J Polym Materials . 2022;39(3-4):205-221 https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.3
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R.D. BHATT, J.P. PATEL, and P.H. PARSANIA "Fabrication and Comparative Properties of Sustainable Epoxy Methacrylate of Bisphenol-C-Jute/Treated JuteNatural Fibers Sandwich Composites: Part-1," J. Polym. Materials , vol. 39, no. 3-4, pp. 205-221. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.3