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Environmental ageing studies of chemically modified micro and nanofibril phenol formaldehyde composites

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 49; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.04.033

1872-633X

Bibin Mathew Cherian, Alcides Lopes Leão, Márcia Rodrigues de Morais Chaves, Sivoney Ferreira de Souza, Mohini Sain, Suresh S. Narine,

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Cellulose micro and nano fibrils were extracted from banana macro fibres and chemically modified using sodium hydroxide, formic acid, 3-methacryloxy propyltrimethoxy silane. These untreated and chemically treated fibrils were incorporated into PF resin and the specimens were prepared. The composites were subjected to long-term water ageing, thermal ageing soil burial and outdoor weathering. The mechanical properties are reduced under all ageing conditions. The present study investigates the effects of different types of ageing on macro fibre, microfibril and nanofibril reinforced PF composites. The effect of chemical modifications of fibres on the degradability of the composites at different environments also has been analysed.