TITLE:
Flexural Properties of Long Bamboo Fiber/ PLA Composites
AUTHORS:
Shinji Ochi
KEYWORDS:
Bamboo Fiber, PLA, Biodegradable Composites, Natural Fiber, Flexural Strength
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Composite Materials,
Vol.5 No.3,
July
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the flexural properties of biodegradable composites made using natural fiber
and biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable composites were fabricated from bamboo fiber
bundles and PLA (polylactic acid) resin. In this research, effect of molding temperature and fiber
content on flexural properties of bamboo fiber reinforced composites was investigated. The flexural
strength of this composite increased with increasing fiber content up to 70%. The flexural
strength of composites decreased at molding temperature of 180°C. Biodegradable composites
possessed extremely high flexural strength of 273 MPa, in the case of molding temperature of
160°C and fiber content of 70%.