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Biodegradation as natural fibre pre-treatment in composite manufacturing

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Sotenko, Maria V., Coles, Stuart R., McEwen, Iain, DeCampos, Rejane, Barker, Guy C. and Kirwan, Kerry (2016) Biodegradation as natural fibre pre-treatment in composite manufacturing. Green Materials, 4 (1). pp. 8-17. doi:10.1680/jgrma.15.00025

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Abstract

Bacterial and fungal degradation of wheat straw has become intensively scrutinised in recent years because of the growing interest in procuring useful feedstocks and chemicals from lignocellulosic sources. Typically, after the extraction of valuable sugars and phenolics, significant quantities of solid biomass remain as waste. In this work, it has been shown that the leftover fermented wheat straw can be successfully used to reinforce epoxy resins, providing better strength properties compared to non-degraded straw. A 12% and a 22% increase in Young’s modulus and ultimate tensile strength respectively were observed for degraded wheat straw/epoxy composites compared to composites containing non-degraded straw. The improvement in mechanical strength is explained in terms of the structural and morphological transformations that occurred in the fibres during the fermentation process. The opportunity to use degraded natural fibres in the manufacturing of composites, in addition to the production of chemicals from lignocellulosic feedstocks, looks promising for improving biorefinery economics further.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Biodegradation, Biomass energy, Composite materials industry
Journal or Publication Title: Green Materials
Publisher: I C E Publishing
ISSN: 2049-1220
Official Date: March 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
March 2016Published
15 April 2016Available
15 February 2016Accepted
Volume: 4
Number: 1
Number of Pages: 10
Page Range: pp. 8-17
DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.15.00025
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number: EP/K026216/1 (EPSRC)

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