Abstract
Lignin has been used as a sustainable and eco-friendly filler in composite fibers. However, lignin aggregation occurred at high lignin content, which significantly hindered the further enhancement of fiber performance. The incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) enhanced the mechanical properties of the lignin/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) fibers and affected their structure. With the GO content increasing from 0 to 0.2%, the tensile strength of 5% lignin/PVA fibers increased from 491 to 631 MPa, and the Young's modulus increased from 5.91 to 6.61 GPa. GO reinforced 30% lignin/PVA fibers also showed the same trend. The tensile strength increased from 455 to 553 MPa, and the Young's modulus increased from 5.39 to 7 GPa. The best mechanical performance was observed in PVA fibers containing 5% lignin and 0.2% GO, which had an average tensile strength of 631 MPa and a Young’s modulus of 6.61 GPa. The toughness values of these fibers were between 9.9 and 15.6 J/g, and the fibrillar and ductile fracture microstructure were observed. Structure analysis of fibers showed that GO reinforced 5% lignin/PVA fibers had higher percent crystallinity, and evidence of hydrogen bonding among GO, lignin, and PVA in the gel fibers was revealed. Further, water resistance and swelling behavior of composite PVA fibers were studied to further evidence the structure change of composite fibers.Graphic abstract
Highlights
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a biopolymer with high hydrophilicity and good mechanical properties (Lu and Ford 2018), which is widely used as raw material for packaging film, textile sizing, and hydrogel (Iwaseya et al 2005; Luo et al 2018), etc.Similar to polyethylene (PE), the planar zigzag structure of PVA favors fiber-formation and makes it an ideal material for high-performance fibers (Kaufmann and Hesselbarth2007; Sun et al 2001)
As the graphene oxide (GO) content increased from 0 to 0.2%, the tensile strength of 5% lignin/PVA fibers increased from 491 MPa to 631 MPa, and Young's modulus increased from 5.91 GPa to 6.61 GPa
The 30% lignin/PVA fibers showed the same trend as the GO content increased from 0 to 0.2%: the tensile strength increased from 455 MPa to 553 MPa, and Young's modulus increased from 5.39 GPa to 7 GPa
Summary
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a biopolymer with high hydrophilicity and good mechanical properties (Lu and Ford 2018), which is widely used as raw material for packaging film, textile sizing, and hydrogel (Iwaseya et al 2005; Luo et al 2018), etc.Similar to polyethylene (PE), the planar zigzag structure of PVA favors fiber-formation and makes it an ideal material for high-performance fibers (Kaufmann and Hesselbarth2007; Sun et al 2001). Mechanical performance, water resistance, and swelling ratios were evaluated, and the effects of lignin and GO on the fiber structure were discussed. Effect of GO content on lignin/PVA fiber mechanical properties
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