Hemicellulose Removal in Curaua (Ananas erectifolius) Fibers for Polyester Composites
Introducción Los tratamientos alcalinos extraen hemicelulosa de las fibras, las cuales pueden ser reusada en la manufactura de otros materiales, de la cual la fracción celulósica puede ser aplicada como un refuerzo en un compósito.
Beatriz S. Rodrígues +4 more
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The Development And Characterization Of Curaua Fibers/ Glass Fibers Polyester Composites
The curaua fiber is one of the strongest ligno cellulosic and is being currently considered as reinforcement of polymer composite for industrial application. The present work investigates the properties of polyester matrix composites reinforced with continuous curaua fiber and E glass fiber. The developed composites will be tested for tensile, bending,
Vinay kumar B K +2 more
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Assessment of Mechanical and Erosive Wear Behavior in Polyester Composites Reinforced with Curaua and Basalt Fibers [PDF]
The current study investigated the erosion behavior of hybrid composites made from curaua and basalt fiber reinforced polyester. Three distinct composite types such as Curaua compsites (CU), Curaua/Basalt composites (CU/BA) and Basalt Composites (BA ...
T Premkumar +4 more
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Hemicellulose Removal in Curaua (Ananas erectifolius) Fibers for Polyester Composites
Introduction: Alkaline treatments extract hemicellulose from the fibers, which can be reused in the manufacture of other materials, and the cellulosic portion can be applied as reinforcement in a composite.
Beatriz S. Rodrígues +4 more
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Hemicellulose Films from Curaua Fibers (Ananas erectifolius): Extraction and Thermal and Mechanical Characterization. [PDF]
With growing environmental concerns over synthetic polymers, natural polymeric materials, such as hemicellulose, are considered a good sustainable alternative.
Roldi-Oliveira M +3 more
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Thermal Behavior of Curaua-Aramid Hybrid Laminated Composites for Ballistic Helmet. [PDF]
Hybrid composites are expanding applications in cutting-edge technology industries, which need materials capable of meeting combined properties in order to guarantee high performance and cost-effectiveness.
Meliande NM +6 more
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The main objective of this research centered on investigating the effect of the addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical and thermal properties of curauá-fiber-reinforced composites.
Jorge S. S. Neto +5 more
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Processing, thermal and mechanical properties of composite laminates with natural fibers prepregs
This work manufactured prepregs by impregnating discontinuous curaua fibers with B-stage epoxy resin. The prepreg layers were then stacked to produce laminates by hot compression.
Vilson Dalla Libera Junior +3 more
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Mechanical Behaviour of Reinforced Sand with Natural Curauá Fibers through Full Scale Direct Shear Tests [PDF]
Inclusion of natural fibers (sisal, curauá, coco fiber and others) for soil improvement has been the study object in diverse geotechnical areas and it is a topic of growing interest, within the research area of new geotechnical materials.
Coelho de Carvalho Leila Maria +1 more
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Biocomposites of polymers with vegetal fibers have a broad spectrum of applications due to their high specific properties in comparison to their counterparts made with fiberglass.
Barbara Mano +4 more
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