Application of silane coupling agents to Abaca fibers for hydrophobic modification

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Siy, Brent Spencer C., Tan, John Alfred Xavier C., Viron, Kimberly P., Sajor, Normie Jean B., Santos, Gil Nonato C., Penaloza, David P.
• التنسيق: text
• منشور في: Animo Repository 2020
• الموضوعات: Abaca (Fiber); Composite materials; Chemistry
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1243; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2242&context=faculty_research

In this study, two organotrialkoxysilane coupling agents: 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (TMPS) and octyl triethoxy silane (OTES), were employed for hydrophobic modification of abaca fibers. This approach was deemed to address the inherent hydrophilicity of abaca fibers, which limits their...