PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER AND PULP OF Bambusa vulgaris Schrad FOR USE IN POLYMERIC COMPOSITES

Authors

  • Mario Guimarães Junior Departamento de Electrónica do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais - CEFET-MG
  • Kátia Monteiro Novack Departamento de Química da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP
  • Vagner Roberto Botaro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Materiais da Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFScar
  • Thiago de Paula Protásio Departamento de Ciências a Florestais da Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA
  • Allan Motta Couto Departamento de Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Abstract

Nowadays the  interest in  polymeric composites reinforced  with  vegetal  natural fibers in  substitution for manufactured fibers is increasing. This is due to the fact that vegetal fibers are less abrasive, biodegradable, present low density and excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Several vegetal fibers have been used for various types of composites among which the bamboo differs from these fibers in being widely used for cellulose and paper industrial production. This paper presents the results of recent researches about fiber and pulps of bamboo, which were submitted to several types of tests, aiming at a better understanding of their properties. The main objective of this study was to physical-chemical characterize fiber and bamboo pulps, disseminating their properties and maximizing their use in polymeric applications. Most of the samples were analyzed and characterized using the methods recommended by the American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, TAPPI. The results show that the refined pulp was more suitable to be used as a reinforcing agent in polimeric composites instead of the unrefined pulp and natural fiber.

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Author Biographies

Mario Guimarães Junior, Departamento de Electrónica do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais - CEFET-MG

Departamento de Eletrónica do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, CEFET-MG, professor curso técnico e curso de Engenharia em Automação Industrial

Kátia Monteiro Novack, Departamento de Química da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP

Departamento de Química do Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológica, da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP-MG

Vagner Roberto Botaro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Materiais da Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFScar

Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Materiais da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Campi Sorocaba

Thiago de Paula Protásio, Departamento de Ciências a Florestais da Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Académico do Curso de Engenharia Florestal da Universidade Federal De Lavras e Bolsista da FAPEMIG

Allan Motta Couto, Departamento de Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Doutorando em Ciências e Tecnología da Madeira - Departamento de Engenharia Florestal da UFLA

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Published

2011-11-18

How to Cite

Junior, M. G., Novack, K. M., Botaro, V. R., Protásio, T. de P., & Couto, A. M. (2011). PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER AND PULP OF Bambusa vulgaris Schrad FOR USE IN POLYMERIC COMPOSITES. LatinAmerican Journal of Metallurgy and Materials, 33–42. Retrieved from https://rlmm.org/ojs/index.php/rlmm/article/view/262

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2013, 33(1)

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Regular Articles

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