Strength characteristics of untreated short-fibre composites from the plant ensete ventricosum

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.12.1.255-269" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.12.1.255-269</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15376/biores.12.1.255-269" target="_blank" >10.15376/biores.12.1.255-269</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Strength characteristics of untreated short-fibre composites from the plant ensete ventricosum

Original language description

The plant Ensete ventricosum is used in agriculture in Africa. It is a source of fibres, which can be used in the interaction with polymers. This study deals with a material utilization of these fibres with a length of 1 to 2 mm, 2 to 3 mm, and 3 to 5 mm, together with reactoplastics resin ChS Epoxy 1200/324, following requirements of developing countries. Some areas of the African continent suffer from a lack of wood, and material based on epoxy and fibres can substitute for many wood products. The aim of this experiment was to describe basic mechanical properties of the composite material reinforced with fibres of the false banana plant, Ensete ventricosum. The plant, which originated in Ethiopia, is exploitable in developing countries. Geometrical aspects and morphology of the used fibres was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The addition of fibres increased the modulus of elasticity and the impact strength, whereas the tensile strength and the strain at break were decreased.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20505 - Composites (including laminates, reinforced plastics, cermets, combined natural and synthetic fibre fabrics; filled composites)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BioResources

ISSN

1930-2126

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

255-269

UT code for WoS article

000397065200020

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85002194659