Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 40, Pages 34502-34512Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13018
Keywords
natural fibers; jute fibers; composites; graphene; graphene oxide; interfacial shear strength and tensile properties
Funding
- Commonwealth Scholarship Council, U.K.
- Government of Bangladesh
- EU Graphene Flagship Program
- European Research Council Synergy Grant Hetero2D
- Royal Society
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. [EP/N010345/1]
- EPSRC [EP/K005014/1, EP/N010345/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Natural fiber composites are attracting significant interest due to their potential for replacing synthetic composites at lower cost with improved environmental sustainability. However, natural fiber composites suffer from poor mechanical and interfacial properties. Here, we report coating of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene flakes (G) onto natural jute fibers to improve mechanical and interfacial properties. The coating of graphene materials onto jute fibers enhanced interfacial shear strength by similar to 236% and tensile strength by similar to 96% more than untreated fibers by forming either bonding (GO) or mechanical interlocking (G) between fibers and graphene-based flakes. This could lead to manufacturing of high-performance and environmental friendly natural fiber composites that can potentially replace synthetic composites in numerous applications, such as the automotive industry, naval vessels, household products, and even in the aerospace industry.
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