Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material
A completely biobased composite material was developed using a matrix of natural resin extracted from the <i>Elaegia pastoensis</i> Mora plant, commonly known as Mopa-Mopa or “Barniz de Pasto”, reinforced with fibers extracted from plantain rachis agricultural residues. A solvent process...
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| author | Valeria Sánchez Morales Brenda Alejandra Martínez Salinas Jose Herminsul Mina Hernandez Estivinson Córdoba Urrutia Lety del Pilar Fajardo Cabrera de Lima Harry Maturana Peña Alex Valadez González Carlos R. Ríos-Soberanis Emilio Pérez-Pacheco |
| author_facet | Valeria Sánchez Morales Brenda Alejandra Martínez Salinas Jose Herminsul Mina Hernandez Estivinson Córdoba Urrutia Lety del Pilar Fajardo Cabrera de Lima Harry Maturana Peña Alex Valadez González Carlos R. Ríos-Soberanis Emilio Pérez-Pacheco |
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| description | A completely biobased composite material was developed using a matrix of natural resin extracted from the <i>Elaegia pastoensis</i> Mora plant, commonly known as Mopa-Mopa or “Barniz de Pasto”, reinforced with fibers extracted from plantain rachis agricultural residues. A solvent process, involving grinding, distillation, filtration, and drying stages, was implemented to extract the resin from the plant bud. To obtain the resin from the plant bud, the vegetable material was ground and then dissolved in a water-alcohol blend, followed by distillation, filtration, and grinding until the powdered resin was ready for use in the preparation of the biocomposite. Likewise, using mechanical techniques, the plantain rachis fibers were extracted and worked in their native condition and with a previous alkalinization surface treatment. Finally, the biocomposite material was developed with and without incorporating stearic acid, which was included to reduce the material’s moisture absorption. Ultimately stearic acid was used as an additive to reduce biocomposite moisture absorption. The tensile mechanical results showed that the Mopa-Mopa resin reached a maximum strength of 20 MPa, which decreased with the incorporation of the additive to 12 MPa, indicating its plasticization effect. Likewise, slight decreases in moisture absorption were also evidenced with the incorporation of stearic acid. With the inclusion of rachis plantain fibers in their native state, a reduction in the tensile mechanical properties was found, proportional to the amount added. On the other hand, with the alkalinization treatment of the fibers, the behavior was the opposite, evidencing increases in tensile strength, indicating that the fiber modification improved the interfacial adhesion with the Mopa-Mopa matrix. On the other hand, the evaluation of the moisture absorption of the biocomposite material evidenced, as expected, that the absorption level was favored by the relative humidity used in the conditioning (47, 77, and 97%), which also had an impact on the decrease of the mechanical tensile properties, being this was slightly counteracted by the inclusion of stearic acid in the formulation of the material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32d17a520a7143f0b0cee7ec28553d8e2024-02-09T15:20:42ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602024-01-0116332910.3390/polym16030329Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite MaterialValeria Sánchez Morales0Brenda Alejandra Martínez Salinas1Jose Herminsul Mina Hernandez2Estivinson Córdoba Urrutia3Lety del Pilar Fajardo Cabrera de Lima4Harry Maturana Peña5Alex Valadez González6Carlos R. Ríos-Soberanis7Emilio Pérez-Pacheco8Escuela de Ingeniería de Materiales, Grupo Materiales Compuestos, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 No. 100-00, Cali 76001, ColombiaEscuela de Ingeniería de Materiales, Grupo Materiales Compuestos, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 No. 100-00, Cali 76001, ColombiaEscuela de Ingeniería de Materiales, Grupo Materiales Compuestos, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 No. 100-00, Cali 76001, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Ciencia Animal y Recursos Agroforestales, Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó, Carrera 22 No. 18B-10B, Quibdó 270001, ColombiaGrupo Tribología, Polímeros, Metalurgia de Polvos y Transformaciones de Residuos Sólidos, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 No. 100-00, Cali 76001, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Desarrollo de Materiales y Productos—GIDEMP, Centro Nacional de Asistencia Técnica a la Industria (ASTIN), SENA, Calle 52 No 2bis 15, Cali 760003, ColombiaUnidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Calle 43 #. No. 130, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida C.P. 97205, Yucatán, MexicoUnidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Calle 43 #. No. 130, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida C.P. 97205, Yucatán, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní, Cuerpo Académico Bioprocesos, Av. Ah-Canul, Calkiní C.P. 24900, Campeche, MexicoA completely biobased composite material was developed using a matrix of natural resin extracted from the <i>Elaegia pastoensis</i> Mora plant, commonly known as Mopa-Mopa or “Barniz de Pasto”, reinforced with fibers extracted from plantain rachis agricultural residues. A solvent process, involving grinding, distillation, filtration, and drying stages, was implemented to extract the resin from the plant bud. To obtain the resin from the plant bud, the vegetable material was ground and then dissolved in a water-alcohol blend, followed by distillation, filtration, and grinding until the powdered resin was ready for use in the preparation of the biocomposite. Likewise, using mechanical techniques, the plantain rachis fibers were extracted and worked in their native condition and with a previous alkalinization surface treatment. Finally, the biocomposite material was developed with and without incorporating stearic acid, which was included to reduce the material’s moisture absorption. Ultimately stearic acid was used as an additive to reduce biocomposite moisture absorption. The tensile mechanical results showed that the Mopa-Mopa resin reached a maximum strength of 20 MPa, which decreased with the incorporation of the additive to 12 MPa, indicating its plasticization effect. Likewise, slight decreases in moisture absorption were also evidenced with the incorporation of stearic acid. With the inclusion of rachis plantain fibers in their native state, a reduction in the tensile mechanical properties was found, proportional to the amount added. On the other hand, with the alkalinization treatment of the fibers, the behavior was the opposite, evidencing increases in tensile strength, indicating that the fiber modification improved the interfacial adhesion with the Mopa-Mopa matrix. On the other hand, the evaluation of the moisture absorption of the biocomposite material evidenced, as expected, that the absorption level was favored by the relative humidity used in the conditioning (47, 77, and 97%), which also had an impact on the decrease of the mechanical tensile properties, being this was slightly counteracted by the inclusion of stearic acid in the formulation of the material.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/3/329plantain wasteMopa-Mopa resinbiobased composite materialbiocomposite materialsplantain fibersbarniz de pasto |
| spellingShingle | Valeria Sánchez Morales Brenda Alejandra Martínez Salinas Jose Herminsul Mina Hernandez Estivinson Córdoba Urrutia Lety del Pilar Fajardo Cabrera de Lima Harry Maturana Peña Alex Valadez González Carlos R. Ríos-Soberanis Emilio Pérez-Pacheco Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material Polymers plantain waste Mopa-Mopa resin biobased composite material biocomposite materials plantain fibers barniz de pasto |
| title | Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material |
| title_full | Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material |
| title_fullStr | Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material |
| title_short | Using Plantain Rachis Fibers and Mopa-Mopa Resin to Develop a Fully Biobased Composite Material |
| title_sort | using plantain rachis fibers and mopa mopa resin to develop a fully biobased composite material |
| topic | plantain waste Mopa-Mopa resin biobased composite material biocomposite materials plantain fibers barniz de pasto |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/3/329 |
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