BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE
Mechanical properties of polyethylene (PE) composites were evaluated as a function of the addition of bacterial cellulose (BC). It was found that BC could improve the mechanical properties of the composites with or without the combination of traditional wood fiber. The improvements were affected by...
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| author | Ruijun Gu Bohuslav V. Kokta Katrin Frankenfeld Kerstin Schlufter |
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| description | Mechanical properties of polyethylene (PE) composites were evaluated as a function of the addition of bacterial cellulose (BC). It was found that BC could improve the mechanical properties of the composites with or without the combination of traditional wood fiber. The improvements were affected by post-treatment. It was confirmed that BC had a significant influence on impact strength. The pellicle form of BC was able to achieve superior impact strength compared to the fluffy form of BC, but had similar effects on the tensile strength in comparison to the composites with fluffy BC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-354675ad4b1542caa6f00d363dc078452022-12-22T03:52:26ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262010-08-015421952207BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCERuijun GuBohuslav V. KoktaKatrin FrankenfeldKerstin SchlufterMechanical properties of polyethylene (PE) composites were evaluated as a function of the addition of bacterial cellulose (BC). It was found that BC could improve the mechanical properties of the composites with or without the combination of traditional wood fiber. The improvements were affected by post-treatment. It was confirmed that BC had a significant influence on impact strength. The pellicle form of BC was able to achieve superior impact strength compared to the fluffy form of BC, but had similar effects on the tensile strength in comparison to the composites with fluffy BC.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_4_2195_Gu_KFS_Bacterial_Cellulose_Plastic_Composites/708Bacterial celluloseNanofiberPolyethyleneWood fiberWood composites |
| spellingShingle | Ruijun Gu Bohuslav V. Kokta Katrin Frankenfeld Kerstin Schlufter BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE BioResources Bacterial cellulose Nanofiber Polyethylene Wood fiber Wood composites |
| title | BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE |
| title_full | BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE |
| title_fullStr | BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE |
| title_full_unstemmed | BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE |
| title_short | BACTERIAL CELLULOSE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE |
| title_sort | bacterial cellulose reinforced thermoplastic composites preliminary evaluation of fabrication and performance |
| topic | Bacterial cellulose Nanofiber Polyethylene Wood fiber Wood composites |
| url | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_4_2195_Gu_KFS_Bacterial_Cellulose_Plastic_Composites/708 |
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