Effect of chemical treatment of sugar palm fibre on rheological and thermal properties of the PLA composites filament for FDM 3D printing

Mohammad Taha, Mastura and Norrrahim, Mohd Nor Faiz and Mohd Nasir, Mohd Hakim and Razali, Nadlene and Ahmad Ilyas, Rushdan and Knight, Victor Feizal (2022) Effect of chemical treatment of sugar palm fibre on rheological and thermal properties of the PLA composites filament for FDM 3D printing. Materials, 15 (22). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1996-1944

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Abstract

The thermal and rheological properties of bio-composite filament materials are crucial characteristics in the development of a bio-composite Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) filament since the printing mechanism of FDM strongly depends on the heating and extrusion process. The effect of chemical treatment on the thermal and rheological properties was investigated to develop composite filaments for FDM using natural fibres such as sugar palm fibre (SPF). SPF underwent alkaline and silane treatment processes before being reinforced with PLA for improving adhesion and removing impurities. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC), and Melt Flow Index (MFI) analyses were conducted to identify the differences in thermal properties. Meanwhile, a rheological test was conducted to investigate the shear stress and its viscosity. The TGA test shows that the SPF/PLA composite treated with NaOH and silane showed good thermal stability at 789.5 °C with 0.4% final residue. The DSC results indicate that the melting temperature of all samples is slightly the same at 155 °C (in the range of 1 °C), showing that the treatment does not interfere with the melting temperature of the SPF/PLA composite. Thus, the untreated SPF/PLA composite showed the highest degradation temperature, which was 383.2 °C. The SPF/PLA composite treated with NaOH and silane demonstrated the highest melt flow index of 17.6 g/min. In conclusion, these findings offer a reference point for determining the filament extrusion and printability of SPF/PLA composite filaments.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sugar palm fibre, Fibre treatment, Cellulose, Rheological properties, Thermal properties, Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Sabariah Ismail
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2023 10:41
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 10:41
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26467
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