From Waste to Reuse: Manufacture of Ecological Composites Based on Biopolyethylene/wood Powder with PE-g-MA and Macaíba Oil

This work aimed to investigate the biopolyethylene (BioPE)/wood powder (WP) composites compatibilized with polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA), using macaíba oil (OM) as a processing aid. The composites were prepared, fist, in an internal mixer and, later, the crushed flakes were molded...

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Published in:Journal of polymers and the environment 2022-03, Vol.30 (3), p.1028-1044
Main Authors: da Silva, Fabiano Santana, Luna, Carlos Bruno Barreto, Siqueira, Danilo Diniz, da Silva Barbosa Ferreira, Eduardo, Araújo, Edcleide Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Calorimetry
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Compatibility
Composite materials
Deflection
Differential scanning calorimetry
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Hardness
Impact strength
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Maleic anhydride
Materials Science
Mechanical properties
Micrography
Modulus of elasticity
Oil
Original Paper
Photomicrographs
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Polymer Sciences
Powder
Rheometry
Scanning electron microscopy
Thermal stability
Thermogravimetry
Torque
Water absorption
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Summary:This work aimed to investigate the biopolyethylene (BioPE)/wood powder (WP) composites compatibilized with polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA), using macaíba oil (OM) as a processing aid. The composites were prepared, fist, in an internal mixer and, later, the crushed flakes were molded by injection. Mechanical properties (impact, tensile, flexural and Shore D hardness), heat deflection temperature (HDT), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG), water absorption, torque rheometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were evaluated. The addition of 30% wood powder to the BioPE matrix increased the elastic modulus (tensile and flexural), Shore D hardness and heat deflection temperature (HDT), compared to neat BioPE. These properties were improved when 10% of the PE-g-MA compatibilizer was added, compared to neat BioPE and the non-compatibilized composite. There was a significant reduction in the torque of the composites with the addition of macaíba oil, indicating that it improved the processability. In addition, the incorporation of macaíba oil into the composites helped to reduce water absorption, as well as to increase impact strength. SEM micrographs illustrated a greater degree of interfacial adhesion when PE-g-MA and macaiba oil were added.
ISSN:1566-2543
1572-8919
DOI:10.1007/s10924-021-02256-6