Physical-mechanical and Morphological Properties of Cellulose Reinforced Composites from Recycled Jute Woven Cloth
In this study, the jute cloth from recycled coffee bags was used to fabricate ecologically friendly composites by hand lay up molding technique. As the primal investigation, the effect of moisture contents of the jute cloth on the mechanical properties of the composites was discussed based on the results of 3 point bending and Izod impact tests. Additionally, The Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and the thermogravimetric (TGA) were also performed to investigate the thermal properties of the composites. The results suggested that the moisture content of jute cloth did not affect significantly on the thermal behaviors. However bending and Izod impact tests’ results showed that the mechanical properties of composites deceased with the decrease of the moisture content. On the other hand, the composite with low moisture content had relative higher initial fracture stress which was considered affected by better interfacial between natural fiber and polymer.