Characterisation of Cassava Bagasse and Composites Prepared by Blending with Low-Density Polyethylene
Document title: Characterisation of Cassava Bagasse and Composites Prepared by Blending with Low-Density Polyethylene
Journal: Brazilian archives of biology and technology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000392520
ISSN: 1516-8913
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Ponta Grossa, Parana. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Quimica, Ponta Grossa, Parana. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Ponta Grossa, Parana. Brasil
Year:
Season: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 57
Number: 6
Pages: 821-830
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract The main objective of this study was to characterise the cassava bagasse and to evaluate its addition in composites. Two cassava bagasse samples were characterised using physicochemical, thermal and microscopic techniques, and by obtaining their spectra in the mid-infrared region and analysing them by using x-ray diffraction. Utilising sorption isotherms, it was possible to establish the acceptable conditions of temperature and relative humidity for the storage of the cassava bagasse. The incorporation of cassava bagasse in a low-density polyethylene (LDP) matrix was positive, increasing the elasticity modulus values from 131.90 for LDP to 186.2 for 70% LDP with 30% SP bagasse. These results were encouraging because cassava bagasse could serve as a structural reinforcement, as well as having environmental advantages for its application in packaging, construction and automotive parts
Disciplines: Agrociencias,
Ingeniería
Keyword: Plantas para uso industrial,
Ingeniería de materiales,
Biotecnología,
Yuca,
Residuos,
Polímeros,
Bagazo,
Propiedades fisicoquímicas
Keyword: Agricultural sciences,
Engineering,
Plants for industrial use,
Materials engineering,
Biotechnology,
Manihot esculenta,
Residues,
Polymers,
Bagasse,
Physicochemical properties
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