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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 61, Issue 17, Pages 2060-2075Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230074
Keywords
bio-based; cellulose; composites; furan; thermomechanical properties
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This study aims to develop a green composite by curing an oligomeric furfuryl resin with cellulose powder. The cellulose addition improved the thermal stability, dimensional stability, and mechanical performances of the cured composite. The developed composite showed excellent processability and was used in different fabrication techniques.
This study aims to develop a green composite based on two biomass-based components via the curing of an oligomeric furfuryl resin coupled with 18-31 wt% cellulose powder. The curing was performed in an atmospheric pressure open air oven. The chemical composition of the used pre-polymer was characterized with Fourier transform infrared and NMR spectroscopy and its curing reaction was followed by differential scanning calorimetry. The final cured composites were characterized to investigate the effect of cellulose addition on their morphology, dimensional stability, and thermo-mechanical performances. The manufactured composite showed good thermal stability up to 200 degrees C with a storage modulus higher than 2 GPa, and a mass loss under 3%. Moreover, the filler improved the composite dimensional stability upon crosslinking by 38% and the mechanical performances with respectively 15% and 40% increase in the Young's and flexural moduli. By the same token, cellulose prevented the typical foaming of poly(furfuryl alcohol) resins crosslinked at high temperature and low pressure. Preliminary tests highlighted the excellent processability of the developed composite, which was used to manufacture a static demonstrator coupling different fabrication techniques, that is, 3D printing (direct ink writing), high temperature compression molding and CNC machining.
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