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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 16, Pages 1867-1872Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.08.022
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Particle-reinforced composites; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); Extrusion
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- IFC (Institut de Cooperation Francais de l.ambassade de France en Tunisie)
- MIR (Mobilite Internationale de la Region Rhone-Alpe)
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In this work, new lignocellulosic particles obtained from Posidonia oceanica were studied to reinforce a commercial biodegradable thermoplastic matrix. First, these reinforcing fillers were characterised by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopies. Then, they were used to prepare several composite films using BIOPLAST GF 106 matrix. Different P. oceanica fragment loadings, namely 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% (w/w with respect to the matrix) were investigated. The morphology of the ensuing materials was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), whereas their thermal and mechanical properties were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and tensile tests. The obtained results showed that P. oceanica-based particles enhanced the thermo-mechanical properties of the thermoplastic matrix. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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