Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5156625 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2017 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
Cassava starch films reinforced with cellulose nanowhiskers from oil palm mesocarp fibers were produced by casting. Nanowhiskers were obtained by sulphuric acid hydrolysis followed by microfluidization and incorporated in starch films at various loadings (1-10Â wt%). Morphological and mechanical characterizations showed that the reinforcing effect of oil palm cellulose nanowhiskers was significant at loadings of up to 6Â wt%, which was determined to be the nanowhiskers percolation threshold. Above this content, formation of agglomerates became more significant, causing a decrease in mechanical properties of starch bionanocomposites. Below percolation threshold, such as 2Â wt%, elongation at break increased by 70%, showing an effective reinforcing effect. Dynamic mechanical analyses revealed filler/matrix interactions through hydrogen bonding in bionanocomposites.
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Authors
Adriana de Campos, Alfredo R. de Sena Neto, Vanessa B. Rodrigues, Bruno R. Luchesi, Francys K.V. Moreira, Ana Carolina Correa, Luiz H.C. Mattoso, José M. Marconcini,