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| Author(s): |
Matos de Freitas, Roberta Ranielle
[1]
;
do Carmo, Karina Palmizani
[1]
;
Rodrigues, Jessica de Souza
[2]
;
de Lima, Vitor Hugo
[2]
;
da Silva, Joelen Osmari
[2]
;
Botaro, Vagner Roberto
[2, 1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Fed Univ Ouro Preto UFOP, St Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, BR-35400000 Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES; v. 50, n. 1 SEP 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
This study show influence of alkaline treatment on sisal fiber (SF) in different composites of starch matrices (SM) and cellulose acetate matrices (CAM). SF were modified with an aqueous 0.5M NaOH solution. Composites were prepared in proportion of 3% fiber/matrix (m/m) using casting method. The samples were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Attenuated Total Reflection (FTIR-ATR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis (DMA). Through results obtained in FTIR and TGA, it was possible to verify that alkaline treatment partially removed hemicellulose and SF lignin. With SEM, best fiber/matrix adhesion in composites prepared with modified fiber (TSF) has been proven to change fibre morphology. Through DMA analysis it was possible to observe that after addition of SF and TSF, SM composites showed improvements in mechanical properties, while TGA showed an increase in initial temperature of thermal degradation in CAM composites with addition of fiber. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/19896-2 - Study of dynamic thermal-mechanical behavior of polymeric hydrogels films for application as future biocompatible materials |
| Grantee: | Vagner Roberto Botaro |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |