Study on abaca (Musa textilis Nee) fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

International Journal of Physical Sciences

E. H. Agung¹ 

关键词: Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA);    abaca fibre;    maleic anhydride (MAH);    impact modifier;    high impact polystyrene.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/IJPS11.285

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Academic Journals

【 摘 要 】

In this research, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to measuretheamount and rate of change in the weight (weight loss) of abaca fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites as a function of temperature. The function determined the composition of abaca fibre reinforced HIPS composites on predicting the thermal stability. The optimum composites designed with composition of abaca fibre 40 wt%; maleic anhydride 1 and 3 wt%, impact modifier 4 and 6 wt%, respectively. This paper studied the thermal characteristic of abaca fibre, reinforced HIPS compositesascomparedto the neat HIPS. The measurements were carried out in temperatures rangingfrom 25 to 600°C at heating rate 20°C min-1and nitrogen gas flowof50 ml min-1. The results from TGA analysis have shown that the combination among the coupling agent maleic anhydride, impact modifier and abaca fibre has improved the thermal stability of composites.

【 授权许可】

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