Cellulose short fibers in elastomers

摘要

The researches outlined in this paper were aimed at finding a way to compound commercially cellulose natural fibers and lyocell fibers into elastomers. This succeeded by the fiber make-up "fiber granule". Such granules can be produced and processed in an industrial scale. Thus, this granule provides the opportunity to develop anisotropic reinforced elastomers [4].rnBesides, in some trials the potential of the new granules was cleared up for Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE). The tests have shown that the singling of the cellulose short fibers from the granules is possible even in an extruder, if the process time isrnsufficient, and that the fibers can reinforce distinctly a TPE matrix [4].