In the past decade interest in biopolymers has increased. Attempts were made to prepare new composite systems from biopolymers by binding different synthetic polymers to a biopolymer backbone. This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of derivatized broom fibers to prepare composites with either degraclability or fireproofing properties. Synthetic strategies are described for the introduction of polymerizable functional groups or fluorine atoms on the glucose of cellulose chains of broom. The fibers containing polymerizable groups were copolymerized with dimethylacrylamide and styrene and, after that, investigated by optical polarizing microscopy (OPM) and scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM). The materials containing fluorine were submitted to thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for the purpose of verifying the fireproofing. Such derivatized biornaterials could be successfully used for applications in agriculture and in the packaging area.
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Titolo: | New broom fibers (Spartium junceum L.) derivatives: Preparation and Characterization |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11770/128451 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |