A performance comparison of different plant fiber/PBS composites

Poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) was modified by different gramineae fiber, and gramineae fiber/PBS composites were prepared by hot-pressing technology. The effects of plant fiber particle size and content to the mechanical properties of composites were studied, the performance differences of gramineae fiber/PBS were analyzed by mechanical test, TGA, XRD and contact angle measurement. The results show that when the content of 120 mesh plant fiber is 5%, the performance of composite is the best, bamboo fiber/PBS composites has the better mechanical, thermal stability, hydrophobicity properties compared with rice straw/PBS composites, wheat fiber/PBS composites. When the crystallinity of the gramineae plant fiber is higher, the performance of the composites is better.