Polymeric materials of low environmental impact

• Grant number: 04/15084-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2005
• End date: September 30, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Marco-Aurelio de Paoli
• Grantee: Marco-Aurelio de Paoli
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Maria Isabel Felisberti
• Associated research grant(s): 06/55654-1 - Composites of polyolefins with curaua fibers as reinforcement., AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 08/07157-4 - Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic copolymers based on poly(ethylene glycol)/PEG, poly(L-lactide)/PLLA and poly(trimethylene carbonate)/PTMC, BP.MS

Abstract

The environmental impact caused by the siposal of polymeric materiais is modern world reality and constitutes a chalenge to materiais researchers to find new ways to deal with reducing this impact. This project aims to develop strategies to reach this goal: increase the photodegradability of plastic film packagings, substitute non¬biodegradable reinforcing agents for vegetal fibers, use post-consumer plastic materiais to obtain highly valued products and to develop blends contaning biodegradable polymers. Our laboratories are well equiped to work with polymers, however we do not have a modern co-rotatory double screw intermeshing extruder which can be configured to different processing conditions and containing a side-feeder. With this equipment we will be able to develop those projects and to attain the desired goals. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SPINACE, MARCIA A. S.; LAMBERT, CARLOS S.; FERMOSELLI, KAREN K. G.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-A.. Characterization of lignocellulosic curaua fibres. Carbohydrate Polymers, v. 77, n. 1, p. 47-53, MAY 22 2009. (04/15084-6)

MANO, B.; ARAUJO, J. R.; SPINACE, M. A. S.; DE PAOLI, M. -A.. Polyolefin composites with curaua fibres: Effect of the processing conditions on mechanical properties, morphology and fibres dimensions. COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 70, n. 1, p. 29-35, JAN 2010. (04/15084-6)

ARAUJO, J. R.; MANO, B.; TEIXEIRA, G. M.; SPINACE, M. A. S.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-A.. Biomicrofibrilar composites of high density polyethylene reinforced with curaua fibers: Mechanical, interfacial and morphological properties. COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 70, n. 11, p. 1637-1644, OCT 15 2010. (04/15084-6)

DELEO, CANDICE; PINOTTI, CAIO AUGUSTO; GONCALVES, MARIA DO CARMO; VELANKAR, SACHIN. Preparation and Characterization of Clay Nanocomposites of Plasticized Starch and Polypropylene Polymer Blends. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, v. 19, n. 3, p. 689-697, SEP 2011. (04/15084-6)

VALLIM, MARCIO R.; ARAUJO, JOYCE R.; SILVA SPINACE, MARCIA A.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-A.. Polyamide-6/High-Density Polyethylene Blend Using Recycled High-Density Polyethylene as Compatibilizer: Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Thermal Stability. POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, v. 49, n. 10, p. 2005-2014, OCT 2009. (04/15084-6)

ROMAO, WANDERSON; FRANCO, MARCOS F.; BUENO, MARIA IZABEL M. S.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-AURELIO. Distinguishing between virgin and post-consumption bottle-grade poly (ethylene terephthalate) using thermal properties. Polymer Testing, v. 29, n. 7, p. 879-885, OCT 2010. (04/15084-6)

ROMAO, WANDERSON; FRANCO, MARCOS F.; BUENO, MARIA IZABEL M. S.; EBERLIN, MARCOS N.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-AURELIO. Analysing Metals in Bottle-Grade Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, v. 117, n. 5, p. 2993-3000, SEP 5 2010. (04/15084-6)

SANTOS, REGINALDO DA SILVA; DE SOUZA, ALEXANDRE ARAUJO; DE PAOLI, MARCO-AURELIO; LEITE DE SOUZA, CLEIDE MARIA. Cardanol-formaldehyde thermoset composites reinforced with buriti fibers: Preparation and characterization. COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, v. 41, n. 9, p. 1123-1129, SEP 2010. (04/15084-6)

QUENTAL, A. C.; DE CARVALHO, F. P.; REZENDE, M. L.; ROSA, D. S.; FELISBERTI, M. I.. Aromatic/Aliphatic Polyester Blends. JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, v. 18, n. 3, p. 308-317, SEP 2010. (04/15084-6, 03/09926-1)

ROMAO, WANDERSON; FRANCO, MARCOS F.; CORILO, YURI E.; EBERLIN, MARCOS N.; SPINACE, MARCIA A. S.; DE PAOLI, MARCO-A.. Poly (ethylene terephthalate) thermo-mechanical and thermo-oxidative degradation mechanisms. Polymer Degradation and Stability, v. 94, n. 10, p. 1849-1859, OCT 2009. (04/15084-6)

ARAUJO, J. R.; WALDMAN, W. R.; DE PAOLI, M. A.. Thermal properties of high density polyethylene composites with natural fibres: Coupling agent effect. Polymer Degradation and Stability, v. 93, n. 10, p. 1770-1775, OCT 2008. (04/15084-6)