Title:
Use of Natural Fibers for Enhancing Polymeric Materials
Author(s):
Marcos González, J., Jarauta-Córdoba, C., Gómez Palmero, M., Bartolomé, C.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
In the framework of the AGROinLOG European Project (Grant Agreement No 727961) from Horizon 2020, the potential to produce biomaterials with the fodder surplus during the agroindustry idle periods has been studied. Different value-added bio-composites based on a matrix of polypropylene and reinforced with natural fibers from wheat and corn straw were produced. Natural fiber percentages of 10%, 15%, 20% and 30% wt have been tested by means extrusion compounding and injection obtaining the optimal process conditions and rheological and mechanical behavior as results. As final stage of the study a preliminary economical evaluation for the production of plastic composites reinforced with natural fibers from the agroindustry point of view were carried out.
Keywords:
corn, straw, wheat, natural fibers, polypropylene, bio-composites
Topic:
Biomass Technologies and Conversion to Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers and Products of the Bioeconomy
Subtopic:
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Event:
28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
3CV.1.28
Pages:
683 - 685
ISBN:
978-88-89407-20-2
Paper DOI:
10.5071/28thEUBCE2020-3CV.1.28
Price:
FREE
