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Preparation and Characterization of Nonwoven Fibrous Biocomposites for Footwear Components.

Authors :
Asabuwa Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi
Saha, Nabanita
Nguyen, Hau Trung
Brodnjak, Urška Vrabič
Saha, Tomas
Lengalova, Anežka
Saha, Petr
Source :
Polymers (20734360). Dec2020, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p3016. 1p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Chromium-tanned leathers used in the manufacture of footwear and leather goods pose an environmental problem because they contain harmful chemicals and are very difficult to recycle. A solution to this problem can be composite materials from tree leaves, fruit residues and other fibrous agricultural products, which can replace chromium-tanned leather. The present study describes the preparation of biocomposite leather-like materials from microbial cellulose and maple leave fibers as bio-fillers. The formulation was optimized by design of experiment and the prepared biocomposites characterized by tensile test, FTIR, DMA, SEM, adhesion test, volume porosity, water absorptivity, surface wettability and shape stability. From the viewpoint of future use in the footwear industry, results obtained showed that the optimized material was considerably flexible with tensile strength of 2.13 ± 0.29 MPa, elastic modulus of 76.93 ± 1.63 MPa and porosity of 1570 ± 146 mL/min. In addition, the material depicted good shape stability and surface adhesive properties. The results indicate that a suitable treatment of biomass offers a way to prepare exploitable nonwoven fibrous composites for the footwear industry without further burdening the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734360
Volume :
12
Issue :
12
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Polymers (20734360)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
147807754
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123016