Characterisation of a phenolic resin and sugar cane pulp composite

AUTOR(ES)

Leite, J. L., Pires, A. T. N., Souza, S. M. A. G. Ulson de, Souza, A. A. Ulson de

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004-06

RESUMO

Polymeric materials are increasingly replacing metallic materials as a result of their properties. In this work a composite of phenolic resin and sugar cane pulp was developed. The sugar cane pulp has been previously alkalinised, dried, and milled and the particles had been classified in a range of grain sizes. Experimental assays were performed, varying the proportion of the resin and the reinforcement and the size of the cane pulp fibre, keeping the pressure and moulding temperature constant. These composites were characterised according to physical and chemical properties, through test bodies produced in moulds according to ASTM standards. The experiments performed showed that the use of sugar cane pulp as reinforcement in polymeric composites represents an option for reducing costs in industrial applications, thus suggesting a significant industrial applicability of the product.

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