Bamboo cellulose composite flame-retardant filament for 3D printing
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Bamboo cellulose composite, Flame-retardant filament, Print 3DAbstract
To find sustainable alternatives to traditional polymers, this study evaluated the potential of bamboo cellulose for the manufacture of flame-retardant filaments intended for 3D printing. Blending of five bamboo cellulose (BC)-based filament formulations was performed: S0 (C 5%, AR 95%), S1 (C 5%, AR 90%, U 0.4%, B 4%), S2 (C 4.8%, AR 86.45%, U 0.76%, B 7. 68%), S3 (C 5%, AR 82%, U 1%, B 12%) and S4 (C 5%, AR 69%, U 1%, B 25%). at 31.90C is left to stand for 30 min, 20 mL is placed inside the PET extruder and extruded through a 1 mm hole bamboo cellulose filament (BC). The results obtained using PAST 4 software revealed a normality of 95% in the data. The extruded filament titer (T) showed an average of 1.88 Ktex with no significant differences between formulations (P>0.05). Regarding combustion (C), samples S0 and S4 reached the lowest times, both 32 seconds. Regarding incandescence (I), a significant decrease in time was observed, from a maximum of 24.333 seconds in sample S0 to a minimum of 1.333 seconds in sample S4, representing a reduction of 94.521%. This behavior is attributed to the increase of urea (U) and borax (B) in the formulations. It is concluded that bamboo cellulose exhibits excellent flame-retardant properties and is suitable for processing in 3D printers.
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