Processing and properties of biodegradable composites based on Mater-Bi® and hemp core fibres

J.P. Lopez, F. Vilaseca, L. Barberà, R.J. Bayer, M.A. Pèlach and P. Mutjé

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2012, vol. 59, issue C, 38-42

Abstract: While petroleum-derived polymers persist for many years after disposal, biopolymers inclined to degrade in bioactive environments. Moreover biopolymers are suitable to be reinforced by natural fibres, which behave as biodegradable fillers into a biodegradable matrix, to improve their mechanical performance. Among the biodegradable polymers, starch-based biopolymers are ones of the most intensity studied. Starch-based biopolymers are produced by blending thermoplastic starch with synthetic polymers resulting in different biopolymer morphology and final properties.

Keywords: Hemp core fibres; Biopolymer; Mater-Bi®; Fibre orientation factor; Interfacial shear strength; Kelly–Tyson; Bowyer–Bader (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.06.006

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