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Synthesis of Polypropylene and Curauá Fiber Composites: Towards High Performance and Low Price Materials

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The surface of Curauá (Ananas Erectifolius) fibers was successfully modified, characterized and applied as reinforcement on polypropylene composites through two different techniques: in situ polymerization and melt mixture. The best results in terms of mechanical performance were obtained for composites prepared through melt mixture technique with fibers submitted to moderate hydrolysis conditions (H2SO4 10 %, 1 h, 40 °C, Ultrasound 30 min) and further acetylation with the incorporation of compatibilizing agent PPMA as well as for the fiber with further silanization without PPMA. Those fibers caused more than 100 % of elastic module improvement with respect to pristine polymer. Glass transition temperature also was increased with the incorporation of A. Erectifolius fibers as well as degradation temperature. Scanning electron microscopy permitted to verify that most of the mechanical properties is lost because of high ratio of empty spaces (mainly in the case of in situ composites).

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento dePessoal de Nível Superior — Brazil (CAPES) — Finance Code 001. We would like to thank CNPQ and FAPERJ for their support.

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  1. Macromolecules Institute, IMA, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21.491-598, Brazil

    Jose Jonathan Rubio Arias, Juliana Lunz, Bruno De Paula Amantes & Maria De Fátima Vieira Marques

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Arias, J.J.R., Lunz, J., Amantes, B.D.P. et al. Synthesis of Polypropylene and Curauá Fiber Composites: Towards High Performance and Low Price Materials. Fibers Polym 21, 1316–1330 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-9195-2

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