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An evaluation of the thermal degradation kinetics of novel melt processed PET–hemp fiber composites

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This work reports the thermal degradation kinetics of five formulations of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reinforced with 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 % hemp fibers based on thermogravimetric investigations. Two consecutive degradation steps were observed between 573 and 773 K. Moreover, their kinetic triplets were determined by nonlinear curve fitting methods, with the Sestak–Berggren and the truncated Sestak–Berggren models, respectively. The resulting kinetic parameters varied with the fiber’s concentration in the following ranges: 1.8 ≤ A ≤ 5, 2.25 ≤ n ≤ 3.17, 7.05 ≤ m ≤ 12.74, and −2.21 ≤ p ≤ −1 for the first step; and 1.76 ≤ A ≤ 10, 1.37 ≤ n ≤ 2.49, and 0.77 ≤ m ≤ 2.35 for the second. This work further confirms the thermal stability of PET–hemp fiber composites and provides key information for the reaction mechanism, a crucial developmental step for bio-composite materials with high-melting thermoplastic matrices.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the financial and logistic support of the “Fonds de recherche du Québec—Nature et technologies (FQRNT)”; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); and the “Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels (CTRI)”.

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    A. S. Fotso Talla, F. Erchiqui & F. Godard

  2. Sciences Appliquées, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 555, boul. de l’université, Chicoutimi, QC, G7H 2B1, Canada

    A. S. Fotso Talla, F. Erchiqui & D. Kocaefe

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Fotso Talla, A.S., Erchiqui, F., Godard, F. et al. An evaluation of the thermal degradation kinetics of novel melt processed PET–hemp fiber composites. J Therm Anal Calorim 126, 1387–1396 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5628-y

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