BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE

Autor: Ruijun Gu, Bohuslav V. Kokta, Katrin Frankenfeld, Kerstin Schlufter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
Předmět:
Zdroj: BioResources, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 2195-2207 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1930-2126
Popis: Mechanical properties of polyethylene (PE) composites were evaluated as a function of the addition of bacterial cellulose (BC). It was found that BC could improve the mechanical properties of the composites with or without the combination of traditional wood fiber. The improvements were affected by post-treatment. It was confirmed that BC had a significant influence on impact strength. The pellicle form of BC was able to achieve superior impact strength compared to the fluffy form of BC, but had similar effects on the tensile strength in comparison to the composites with fluffy BC.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals