Autor(es)

Nacas, Amanda M. ; Silva, Roberto L. ; De Paoli, Marco A. ; Spinace, Marcia A. S.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Applied Polymer Science; v. 134, n. 25, p. 8-pg., 2017-07-05.

Resumo

Curaua fibers (CF) were fibrillated using high-intensity ultrasonication, which is fast and uses water as a solvent. The fibrillated fibers (CFf) were used as reinforcement (20 wt %) in polypropylene composites processed by extrusion with or without 2 wt % of polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride (PPMA). Fibrillation promotes an increase from 11.3 to 33.8 in the aspect ratio of the fiber. Sonication caused extraction of lignin and a decrease in the degree of crystallinity of the CF. Extrusion of the composites causes no additional fibrillation of the CF. A composite reinforced with CFf had tensile and flexural strength of 24.9% and 51.5%, respectively, higher than that of pristine PP. The use of PPMA and CFf in the composite promotes a further increase of 30% and 50.5% in these parameters, respectively. A thermal analysis of the composites using CFf with or without PPMA showed similar behavior. (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/17804-7 - Compósitos poliméricos
• Beneficiário: Maria Isabel Felisberti
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 11/00156-5 - Efeito do agente de acoplagem na estabilidade de compósitos poliméricos com fibras lignocelulósicas
• Beneficiário: Márcia Aparecida da Silva Spinacé
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular