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This paper describes how to generate nanofibers from four kinds of polymers, such as polylacticacid, polyamide 6, polyethersulfone, and triacetylcellulose by using an electro spinning method. They are used as surface treatments in the green composites composed of kenaf fibers as the reinforcement and biomass-UP as the matrix, respectively. In order to confirm the effects of the nanofibers, the comparisons of tensile tests are performed. The tensile strengths of specimens with the four kinds of nanofibers were from 23% to 36% higher than those of specimens without the nanofibers. Furthermore, the failure strains of two specimens with the PES and TAC nanofibers increased by 5% and 10% compared with the values without the nanofibers.

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Nanofiber electro spinning method kenaf composites tensile properties

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Mechanical properties of kenaf composites coated with several nanofibers

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