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Revalorisation of Posidonia Oceanica as Reinforcement in Polyethylene/Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polyethylene Composites

D. Puglia*, R. Petrucci, E. Fortunati, F. Luzi, J.M. Kenny, L. Torre

Materials Engineering Center, UdR INSTM, University of Perugia, Strada Pentima Bassa, 4, Italy

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Journal of Renewable Materials 2014, 2(1), 66-76. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634134

Abstract

Posidonia Oceanica waste was used as reinforcement in a polyethylene matrix and the obtained composites were characterised by a tensile test and morphological analysis. The fi brous material derived from P. Oceanica wastes was characterised by morphological, thermal and chemical analysis, and a subsequent treatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at different weight content (2, 5 and 10 wt%) was considered as an optimised method for surface modifi cation of pristine fi bres (PO). The TGA analysis and morphological investigation of the treated fi bres selected the 5 wt% of NaOH as the best treatment. Matrix compatibilisation with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene was also considered and the effect on both grafting procedure and alkali treatment was studied for composites containing 20 wt% of fi bres. The results confi rmed that it is possible to aim for a revalorisation of coastal algae and seaweed wastes as raw material for polyolefi n matrix composites, even without applying a strong chemical treatment to the waste.

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Puglia, D., Petrucci, R., Fortunati, E., Luzi, F., Kenny, J. et al. (2014). Revalorisation of posidonia oceanica as reinforcement in polyethylene/maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene composites. Journal of Renewable Materials, 2(1), 66-76. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634134
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Puglia D, Petrucci R, Fortunati E, Luzi F, Kenny J, Torre L. Revalorisation of posidonia oceanica as reinforcement in polyethylene/maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene composites. J Renew Mater. 2014;2(1):66-76 https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634134
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D. Puglia, R. Petrucci, E. Fortunati, F. Luzi, J. Kenny, and L. Torre, “Revalorisation of Posidonia Oceanica as Reinforcement in Polyethylene/Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polyethylene Composites,” J. Renew. Mater., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 66-76, 2014. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634134



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