Utilization of Pineapple Crown Fiber and Recycled Polypropylene for Production of Sustainable Composites  

作　　者：Alexandra Augusta Reichert Mariana Ribas de Sá Gabriela Escobar Hochmuller da Silva Cesar Augusto Gonçalves Beatrice AndréRicardo Fajardo Amanda Dantas de Oliveira 

机构地区：[1]Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering(PPGCEM),Federal University of Pelotas(UFPel),Pelotas,96075-630,Brazil [2]Technology Development Center(CDTec),Materials Engineering,Federal University of Pelotas(UFPel),Pelotas,96075-630,Brazil [3]Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering(PPGCEM),Federal University of São Carlos(UFSCar),São Carlos,13565-905,Brazil [4]Laboratory of Technology and Development of Composites and Polymeric Materials,Federal University of Pelotas(UFPel),Pelotas,96010-900,Brazil

出　　处：《Journal of Renewable Materials》2020年第10期1327-1341,共15页可再生材料杂志（英文）

基　　金：The authors would like to thank CAPES(Finance Code 001 and Process PNPD20131474-33001014004P9)and CNPq for financial support.

摘　　要：Nowadays,the production of consumer goods is based on the use of non-renewable raw materials,which in recent years has been performing as a problem for the environment.Considering the large number of available biofibers in nature,their use in the development of polymeric composites has inevitably emerged,it is also necessary to take into account the countless discarded plastics that still have the potential to be reused.In this work,fibers were extracted from pineapple crown residues and utilized to compose sustainable composites using recycled polypropylene from cups discarded in the trash as a matrix.However,it is known that for good performance,it is necessary to achieve a good chemical interaction between the fiber and the matrix.In order to improve this interaction,alkaline mercerization treatment was carried out on the surface of the fibers removing some components incompatible with the polymer.In this work,the effect of the mercerization treatment on the properties of the fibers was studied,as well as their interaction with the matrix.The effect of fiber concentration on the mechanical and thermal properties of composites was also evaluated.Levels of 5 and 7 wt%were used for both natural and mercerized fibers.A decrease in the number of degradation stages was observed through thermogravimetry analyses(from four in natural fiber to two in mercerized fibers),showing that the mercerization performed on the fibers was effective.An increase in the degree of crystallinity of mercerized fibers was also observed through the results of X-ray diffraction.Both techniques indicate that amorphous compounds,such as hemicellulose and lignin,were partially removed.Through the tensile test,it could be noted that all composites presented higher values of de elastic modulus than recycled polypropylene without added load;however,there were no differences in the elastic modulus between the different types of fibers and load levels.Therefore,it is interesting to use fibers as reinforcing agents in polymers;however,the treatm

关 键 词：RECYCLING COMPOSITES POLYPROPYLENE BIOFIBERS pineapple crown 

分 类 号：TB3[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]