Polymer heat-proofing using defibered plants obtained by wet-type bead milling of Japanese cedar

In this Note, the heat-proofing and anti-plasticizing nature of poly(ethylene carbonate) by the addition of a defibered plant (DP) is presented. The DP was obtained via simple wet-milling treatment of water-dispersed Japanese cedar. The presented results encourage us to use plants as functional fillers without a special chemical/biological reaction. In this Note, the heat-proofing and anti-plasticizing nature of poly(ethylene carbonate) by the addition of a defibered plant (DP) is presented. The DP was obtained via simple wet-milling treatment for water-dispersed Japanese cedar. The presented results encourage us to use plants as functional fillers without a special chemical/biological reaction.