SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE CELLULOSE AND ITS EFFECT ON MECHANICAL AND WATER ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE CELLULOSE/ HDPE COMPOSITES

Cellulose fibres from sugarcane bagasse were bleached and modified by zirconium oxychloride in order to improve the mechanical properties of composites with high density polyethylene (HDPE). The mechanical properties of the composites prepared from chemically modified cellulose fibres were found to...

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Main Authors: Daniella Regina Mulinari, Herman J. C. Voorwald, Maria Odila H. Cioffi, George J. Rocha, Maria Lúcia C. Pinto Da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_2_0661_Mulinari_VCRD_Surface_Mod_Bagasse_HDPE_Compos/549