New Polylactic Acid Composites Reinforced with Artichoke Fibers

New Polylactic Acid Composites Reinforced with Artichoke Fibers

In this work, artichoke fibers were used for the first time to prepare poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based biocomposites. In particular, two PLA/artichoke composites with the same fiber loading (10% w/w) were prepared by the film-stacking method: the first one (UNID) reinforced with unidirectional long artichoke fibers, the second one (RANDOM) reinforced by randomly-oriented long artichoke fibers. Bo...

Production and Evaluation of Biodegradable Composites Based on Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polylactic Acid Reinforced with Short and Long Pulp Fibers

In this study, two biodegradable polymers, polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), were mixed with short and long fiber pulps using a torque rheometer. PLA/PHB-fiber composites consisting of up to 40 wt% paper pulp were produced through a unique procedure and evaluated using various techniques including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray dif...

Properties of polylactic acid composites reinforced with oil palm biomass microcrystalline cellulose.

In this work, polylactic acid (PLA) composites filled with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm biomass were successfully prepared through solution casting. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy indicates that there are no significant changes in the peak positions, suggesting that incorporation of MCC in PLA did not result in any significant change in chemical structure of P...

Green nanocomposites of polylactic acid reinforced with isolated nanocellulose

Interface properties of bio-based composites of polylactic acid and bamboo fibers

Viel, Quentin, "Interface properties of bio-based composites of polylactic acid and bamboo fibers" (2013). Environmental impact plays an ever-increasing role in the industrial production of materials, and because of its importance, the scientific community is examining a wide variety of new materials that are more environmentally friendly. Bioplastics are characterized by the fact that the usua...