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Fabrication and Comparative Properties of Sustainable Epoxy Methacrylate of Bisphenol-C-Jute/Treated JuteNatural Fibers Sandwich Composites: Part-2

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), 223-239. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.4

Abstract

Compression-molded epoxy methacrylate of bisphenol-C-jute/treated jute-banana/groundnut/ cane sugar/pineapple leaf/rice husk/wheat husk sandwich composites were fabricated under 5 MPa pressure at room temperature for 3 h. Alkali treated jute-natural fiber sandwich composites displayed considerably improved mechanical properties over untreated jute-natural fiber sandwich composites due to surface modification of the jute fibers. Both types of sandwich composites showed high water uptake tendency, excellent hydrolytic stability against acids, alkali, and salt solutions, and also a longer equilibrium time at 30o C. Alkali treated sandwich composites revealed a considerably lower water uptake tendency than untreated sandwich composites. Observed water uptake trend is H₂ SO₄ > HCl >NaOH >H₂ O>NaCl.

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