Bio-Polyethylene Composites Based on Sugar Cane and Curauá Fiber: An Experimental Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Curauá Fiber (CF)
2.3. Preparation of Biocomposites
2.4. Description
2.4.1. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR)
2.4.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.4.3. Thermal Analysis by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
2.4.4. Thermogravimetry (TG and DTG)
2.4.5. Thermodynamic-Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
2.4.6. Analysis of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.4.7. Mechanical Properties
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. FTIR
3.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
3.3. Thermal Analysis by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3.4. Thermogravimetry
3.5. Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3.6. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
3.7. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Designation | FC (%) | PE-g-MA (%) |
---|---|---|
B-HDPE | 0 | 0 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF1 | 1 | 10 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF3 | 3 | 10 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF5 | 5 | 10 |
Samples | Tm (°C) | ΔHfa (J/kg) | Xc (%) |
---|---|---|---|
B-HDPE | 130.30 | 120.60 | 41.16 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF1 | 131.28 | 100.09 | 34.16 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF3 | 131.80 | 99.07 | 33.81 |
B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF5 | 130.79 | 98.50 | 33.61 |
B-HDPE | B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF1 | B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF3 | B-HDPE/PE-g-MA/CF5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tonset (°C) | 391.64 | 419.36 | 405.81 | 413.95 |
T(80) (°C) | 408.21 | 437.77 | 411.84 | 432.02 |
T(50) (°C) | 436.18 | 460.23 | 449.37 | 460.98 |
Tmax (°C) | 459.87 | 469.18 | 463.95 | 472.86 |
Tendset (°C) | 483.91 | 491.27 | 490.31 | 490.31 |
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Barbalho, G.H.d.A.; Nascimento, J.J.d.S.; Silva, L.B.d.; Gomez, R.S.; Farias, D.O.d.; Diniz, D.D.S.; Santos, R.S.; Figueiredo, M.J.d.; Lima, A.G.B.d. Bio-Polyethylene Composites Based on Sugar Cane and Curauá Fiber: An Experimental Study. Polymers 2023, 15, 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061369
Barbalho GHdA, Nascimento JJdS, Silva LBd, Gomez RS, Farias DOd, Diniz DDS, Santos RS, Figueiredo MJd, Lima AGBd. Bio-Polyethylene Composites Based on Sugar Cane and Curauá Fiber: An Experimental Study. Polymers. 2023; 15(6):1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061369
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarbalho, Gustavo Henrique de Almeida, José Jefferson da Silva Nascimento, Lucineide Balbino da Silva, Ricardo Soares Gomez, Daniel Oliveira de Farias, Diego David Silva Diniz, Rosilda Sousa Santos, Maria José de Figueiredo, and Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima. 2023. "Bio-Polyethylene Composites Based on Sugar Cane and Curauá Fiber: An Experimental Study" Polymers 15, no. 6: 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061369