Title
Biocomposites of bio-polyethylene reinforced with a hydrothermal-alkaline sugarcane bagasse pulp and coupled with a bio-based compatibilizer
Date Issued
01 May 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ehman N.V.
Felissia F.E.
Vallejos M.E.
Area M.C.
Chinga-Carrasco G.
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Bio-polyethylene (BioPE, derived from sugarcane), sugarcane bagasse pulp, and two compatibilizers (fossil and bio-based), were used to manufacture biocomposite filaments for 3D printing. Biocomposite filaments were manufactured and characterized in detail, including measurement of water absorption, mechanical properties, thermal stability and decomposition temperature (thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA)). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed to measure the glass transition temperature (Tg). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was applied to assess the fracture area of the filaments after mechanical testing. Increases of up to 10% in water absorption were measured for the samples with 40 wt% fibers and the fossil compatibilizer. The mechanical properties were improved by increasing the fraction of bagasse fibers from 0% to 20% and 40%. The suitability of the biocomposite filaments was tested for 3D printing, and some shapes were printed as demonstrators. Importantly, in a cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis of the biocomposites, we demonstrated that replacing fossil compatibilizer with a bio-based compatibilizer contributes to a reduction in CO2-eq emissions, and an increase in CO2 capture, achieving a CO2-eq storage of 2.12 kg CO2 eq/kg for the biocomposite containing 40% bagasse fibers and 6% bio-based compatibilizer.
Volume
25
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química orgánica
Ingeniería ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85084403960
PubMed ID
Source
Molecules
ISSN of the container
14203049
DOI of the container
10.3390/molecules25092158
Source funding
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Production of Argentina, and Research Council of Norway
RISE-PFI
Sponsor(s)
Author Contributions: Conceptualization: N.V.E. and G.C.-C. Methodology: N.V.E., G.C.-C., D.I.-N. and I.Q. Investigation: N.V.E., D.I.-N., I.Q. and G.C.-C. Validation: N.V.E., M.C.A. and G.C.-C. Formal analysis: N.V.E., D.I.-N., I.Q. and G.C.-C. Visualization: N.V.E., D.I.-N., I.Q., F.E.F., M.E.V., M.C.A. and G.C.-C. Writing—Original draft preparation: N.V.E., D.I.-N., I.Q., M.C.A. and G.C.-C. Writing—Review and editing: N.V.E., D.I.-N., I.Q., F.E.F., M.E.V., M.C.A. and G.C.-C. Resources: M.C.A. and G.C.-C. Project administration: M.C.A. and G.C.-C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.” Funding: The authors acknowledge the financial support from the ValBio-3D project Grant ELAC2015/T03–0715 (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Production of Argentina, and Research Council of Norway, Grant no. 271054), CONICET, UNaM, and RISE-PFI.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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