Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations
Abstract Fibers obtained from curauá, a species of small ornamental pineapples, are known for their good mechanical properties and benefits, such as ballistic resistance, in composites. To obtain a quantity of curauá suitable for commercial application, in vitro cultivation of the pla...
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| author | de Freitas, Ana E. M. Padilha, Felipe d. J. Barros, Silma d. S. Khan, Talia M. Pereira, Bárbara Barbosa, Willams T. Barbosa, Josiane D. V. Calderaro, Fábio L. da Silva, Simone Quirino, Magnólia G. de Freitas, Flávio A. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics de Freitas, Ana E. M. Padilha, Felipe d. J. Barros, Silma d. S. Khan, Talia M. Pereira, Bárbara Barbosa, Willams T. Barbosa, Josiane D. V. Calderaro, Fábio L. da Silva, Simone Quirino, Magnólia G. de Freitas, Flávio A. |
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Fibers obtained from curauá, a species of small ornamental pineapples, are known for their good mechanical properties and benefits, such as ballistic resistance, in composites. To obtain a quantity of curauá suitable for commercial application, in vitro cultivation of the plant is tested. In this work, we produced curauá plants via tissue culture (micropropagation technique) and extracted the fibers. The fibers grown in vitro were characterized to determine moisture, ash, extracts, lignin, hemicelluloses, holocellulose, and cellulose contents; and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR–ATR), X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and mechanical testing and analysis were performed. Compared with data on curauá fibers grown traditionally––i.e., cultivated outside of a laboratory setting––this curauá fiber presented a higher content of cellulose (77.2%) and lower hemicellulose content (6.8%). Another unique feature was the high crystallinity of the cellulose present in the fiber (73.53%), which reflected good thermal and mechanical properties. This study indicates that the micropropagation technique is highly advantageous for higher-scale production of this fiber for application in composites, as it generates high-quality fibers grown in a controlled plant growth environment. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1484572024-02-04T05:38:06Z Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations de Freitas, Ana E. M. Padilha, Felipe d. J. Barros, Silma d. S. Khan, Talia M. Pereira, Bárbara Barbosa, Willams T. Barbosa, Josiane D. V. Calderaro, Fábio L. da Silva, Simone Quirino, Magnólia G. de Freitas, Flávio A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Abstract Fibers obtained from curauá, a species of small ornamental pineapples, are known for their good mechanical properties and benefits, such as ballistic resistance, in composites. To obtain a quantity of curauá suitable for commercial application, in vitro cultivation of the plant is tested. In this work, we produced curauá plants via tissue culture (micropropagation technique) and extracted the fibers. The fibers grown in vitro were characterized to determine moisture, ash, extracts, lignin, hemicelluloses, holocellulose, and cellulose contents; and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR–ATR), X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and mechanical testing and analysis were performed. Compared with data on curauá fibers grown traditionally––i.e., cultivated outside of a laboratory setting––this curauá fiber presented a higher content of cellulose (77.2%) and lower hemicellulose content (6.8%). Another unique feature was the high crystallinity of the cellulose present in the fiber (73.53%), which reflected good thermal and mechanical properties. This study indicates that the micropropagation technique is highly advantageous for higher-scale production of this fiber for application in composites, as it generates high-quality fibers grown in a controlled plant growth environment. 2023-03-10T12:56:12Z 2023-03-10T12:56:12Z 2023-01-30 2023-03-10T04:24:37Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148457 de Freitas, Ana E. M., Padilha, Felipe d. J., Barros, Silma d. S., Khan, Talia M., Pereira, Bárbara et al. 2023. "Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations." en https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05067-1 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. application/pdf Springer Netherlands Springer Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | de Freitas, Ana E. M. Padilha, Felipe d. J. Barros, Silma d. S. Khan, Talia M. Pereira, Bárbara Barbosa, Willams T. Barbosa, Josiane D. V. Calderaro, Fábio L. da Silva, Simone Quirino, Magnólia G. de Freitas, Flávio A. Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title | Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title_full | Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title_fullStr | Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title_short | Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations |
| title_sort | curaua fiber from plants produced by tissue culture thermal mechanical and morphological characterizations |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148457 |
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