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Impact of bleaching pine fibre on the fibre/cement interface

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The goal of this article was to evaluate the surface characteristics of the pine fibres and its impact on the performance of fibre–cement composites. Lower polar contribution of the surface energy indicates that unbleached fibres have less hydrophilic nature than the bleached fibres. Bleaching the pulp makes the fibres less stronger, more fibrillated and permeable to liquids due to removal the amorphous lignin and its extraction from the fibre surface. Atomic force microscopy reveals these changes occurring on the fibre surface and contributes to understanding the mechanism of adhesion of the resulting fibre to cement interface. Scanning electron microscopy shows that pulp bleaching increased fibre/cement interfacial bonding, whilst unbleached fibres were less susceptible to cement precipitation into the fibre cavities (lumens) in the prepared composites. Consequently, bleached fibre-reinforced composites had lower ductility due to the high interfacial adhesion between the fibre and the cement and elevated rates of fibre mineralization.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support for this research project was provided by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Fapesp) in Brazil. The authors were supported by grants offered by CNPq and Fapesp (Process n° 2005/59072-4). The authors also thank Fibria Celulose S. A., Infibra Ltda. and Imbralit Ltda., in Brazil.

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  1. Department of Forest Science, Universidade Federal de Lavras, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil

    G. H. D. Tonoli

  2. Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Papetiers (LGP2), UMR CNRS 5518, Grenoble INP-Pagora—461, Rue de la Papeterie, 38402, Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France

    M. N. Belgacem & J. Bras

  3. Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 369, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil

    M. A. Pereira-da-Silva

  4. Centro Universitario Central Paulista—UNICEP, São Carlos, SP, 13563-470, Brazil

    M. A. Pereira-da-Silva

  5. Department of Structural Engineering, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-Carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil

    F. A. Rocco Lahr

  6. Department of Food Engineering, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Avenida Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga, SP, 13635-900, Brazil

    H. Savastano Jr.

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Tonoli, G.H.D., Belgacem, M.N., Bras, J. et al. Impact of bleaching pine fibre on the fibre/cement interface. J Mater Sci 47, 4167–4177 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6271-z

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