151. Fully biodegradable composites based on poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/peach palm trees fiber
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Sébastien Livi, Juliana Melo da Silva, Bluma G. Soares, Jessica S. Pereira da Silva, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon
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Filler (packaging) ,Supercritical carbon dioxide ,Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Silane ,Environmentally friendly ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,0104 chemical sciences ,Food packaging ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,[CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Blowing agent ,Adipate ,Ceramics and Composites ,Fiber ,Composite material ,0210 nano-technology ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS - Abstract
Lignocellulose agricultural residue from peach palm trees (Bactris gasipaes kunth), also well-known as “pupunha”, was employed as reinforcing filler of biodegradable matrix based on poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) (PBAT) in order to develop new green composites for food packaging applications. Then, milled fibers (1.6 mm) were prepared with or without surface treatment with glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxy silane (GPTMS) and introduced into PBAT matrix. The mechanical, dynamic mechanical and rheological properties of these composites were investigated. The presence of fibers, mainly the functionalized one led to an increase of the mechanical performance of the corresponding composites. Finally, the preparation of polymer composite foams for possible packaging applications was also investigated under supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO 2 ) which acts as environmentally friendly blowing agent. The foamed materials were characterized by SEM microscopy and creep-recovery testing.
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- 2017