Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing

In this study, 3D printing filaments were produced from hemp hurd fibre-reinforced polylactide (PLA) composites. Hemp hurd microfibres were obtained through alkaline digestion followed by a bleaching treatment and were used to produce PLA-based composites with 20–40 wt% fibre content for fused depos...

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Main Authors: M.D.H. Beg, K.L. Pickering, John O. Akindoyo, C. Gauss
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424023524
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description In this study, 3D printing filaments were produced from hemp hurd fibre-reinforced polylactide (PLA) composites. Hemp hurd microfibres were obtained through alkaline digestion followed by a bleaching treatment and were used to produce PLA-based composites with 20–40 wt% fibre content for fused deposition modelling. Tensile testing of 3D printed composites revealed a gradual increase of Young's modulus with the addition of fibres, reaching a maximum of 7.1 GPa for the 40 wt% composite - a two-fold increase to neat PLA. However, tensile strength was only improved for the 20 wt% formulation, with an increase of 8% in comparison with neat PLA. Nevertheless, the thermo-mechanical properties of the composites were significantly enhanced with the addition of fibres. In addition, physical objects were printed from the recycled filaments to assess their recyclability and printability. It was found that the recycled filaments maintained comparable mechanical properties and printability after three recycling cycles.
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spelling doaj-art-10fe47f4291c4cafafb4beb239f9ea162025-08-20T02:38:59ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-11-01334439444710.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.082Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printingM.D.H. Beg0K.L. Pickering1John O. Akindoyo2C. Gauss3Corresponding author.; School of Engineering, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New ZealandSchool of Engineering, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New ZealandSchool of Engineering, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New ZealandSchool of Engineering, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New ZealandIn this study, 3D printing filaments were produced from hemp hurd fibre-reinforced polylactide (PLA) composites. Hemp hurd microfibres were obtained through alkaline digestion followed by a bleaching treatment and were used to produce PLA-based composites with 20–40 wt% fibre content for fused deposition modelling. Tensile testing of 3D printed composites revealed a gradual increase of Young's modulus with the addition of fibres, reaching a maximum of 7.1 GPa for the 40 wt% composite - a two-fold increase to neat PLA. However, tensile strength was only improved for the 20 wt% formulation, with an increase of 8% in comparison with neat PLA. Nevertheless, the thermo-mechanical properties of the composites were significantly enhanced with the addition of fibres. In addition, physical objects were printed from the recycled filaments to assess their recyclability and printability. It was found that the recycled filaments maintained comparable mechanical properties and printability after three recycling cycles.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424023524Mechanical propertieshemp hurdRecyclability3D printing filaments
spellingShingle M.D.H. Beg
K.L. Pickering
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Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Mechanical properties
hemp hurd
Recyclability
3D printing filaments
title Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
title_full Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
title_fullStr Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
title_full_unstemmed Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
title_short Recyclable hemp hurd fibre-reinforced PLA composites for 3D printing
title_sort recyclable hemp hurd fibre reinforced pla composites for 3d printing
topic Mechanical properties
hemp hurd
Recyclability
3D printing filaments
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424023524
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