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Improved thermo-mechanical properties by the addition of natural fibres in starch-based sustainable biocomposites
Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, E-46022 Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Spain.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Glycoscience.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3572-7798
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5394-7850
Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, E-46022 Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Spain.
2011 (English)In: Composites. Part A, Applied science and manufacturing, ISSN 1359-835X, E-ISSN 1878-5840, Vol. 42, no 1, p. 30-40Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sustainable biocomposites based on thermoplastic starch copolymers (Mater-Bi KE03B1) and biofibres (cotton, hemp and kenaf) were prepared and characterised in terms of their thermo-mechanical and morphological properties. Biocomposites exhibit improved thermal stability and mechanical properties in comparison with the Mater-Bi KE. Biofibres act as suitable thermal stabilizers for the Mater-Bi KE, by increasing the maximum decomposition temperature and the Ea associated to the thermal decomposition process. Biofibre addition into the Mater-Bi KE results in higher storage modulus and in a reduction of the free-volume-parameter associated to the Mater-Bi KE glass transition. The influence of different biofibres on the thermo-mechanical properties of the biocomposites has been discussed. Hemp and kenaf enhance the thermal stability and reduce the free volume-parameter of Mater-Bi KE more significantly than cotton fibres, although the latter exhibits the highest mechanical performance. These differences may be explained by the improved interaction of lignocellulosic fibres with the Mater-Bi KE, due to the presence of hemicellulose and lignin in their formulation.

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Elsevier BV , 2011. Vol. 42, no 1, p. 30-40
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A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), B. Thermomechanical, D. Electron microscopy, D. Thermal analysis
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-343157DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.10.001ISI: 000285902300005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-78650223590OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-343157DiVA, id: diva2:1836109
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