Biocomposites of Bio-Polyethylene Reinforced with a Hydrothermal-Alkaline Sugarcane Bagasse Pulp and Coupled with a Bio-Based Compatibilizer.Show others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Molecules, ISSN 1431-5157, E-ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 25, no 9, article id E2158
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Abstract [en]
Bio-polyethylene (BioPE, derived from sugarcane), sugarcane bagasse pulp, and two compatibilizers (fossil and bio-based), were used to manufacture biocomposite filaments for 3D printing. Biocomposite filaments were manufactured and characterized in detail, including measurement of water absorption, mechanical properties, thermal stability and decomposition temperature (thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA)). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was performed to measure the glass transition temperature (Tg). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was applied to assess the fracture area of the filaments after mechanical testing. Increases of up to 10% in water absorption were measured for the samples with 40 wt% fibers and the fossil compatibilizer. The mechanical properties were improved by increasing the fraction of bagasse fibers from 0% to 20% and 40%. The suitability of the biocomposite filaments was tested for 3D printing, and some shapes were printed as demonstrators. Importantly, in a cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis of the biocomposites, we demonstrated that replacing fossil compatibilizer with a bio-based compatibilizer contributes to a reduction in CO2-eq emissions, and an increase in CO2 capture, achieving a CO2-eq storage of 2.12 kg CO2 eq/kg for the biocomposite containing 40% bagasse fibers and 6% bio-based compatibilizer.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. Vol. 25, no 9, article id E2158
Keywords [en]
3D printing, bio-based filament, sugarcane bagasse pulp
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-45042DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092158PubMedID: 32380693OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-45042DiVA, id: diva2:1433152
2020-05-292020-05-292023-08-28Bibliographically approved