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Lei Zhang1, Haiyan Wang1,*, Junpeng Zhang1, Zhi Wang2, Zuohui Xu1, Xinyu Gao1
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 219-237, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.09096
Abstract The effects of the number of layers, the arrangement of carbon fiber
(CF) tow and the epoxy resin (ER) matrix on the fire performance of carbon
fiber/epoxy composites (CFEC) were studied by a variety of experimental methods. The results show that the number of layers of CF tow has influence on the
combustion characteristics and fire propagation of the composites. The arrangement of CF tow has influence on flame propagation rate and high temperature
mechanicalproperties. The mechanism of the influence of the number of layers
of CF tow on the composite is mainly due to the different thermal capacity of… More >
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Vikas S. Hakke1, Uday D. Bagale1, Sami Boufi2, G. Uday Bhaskar Babu1, Shirish H. Sonawane1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 239-250, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08449
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Recent Developments on Biobased Materials and Composites)
Abstract Starch nanocrystals (SNC) were prepared from maize starch using
ultrasound assisted acid hydrolysis. The process takes less time for the generation
of SNC, which is advantageous over conventional acid hydrolysis. The synthesized SNC were characterized using X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering,
zeta potential and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Particle size and
TEM data show that the particles were near to 150 nm, with oval morphology.
The SNC with higher surface charge are obtained with this innovative approach
as compared to conventional acid hydrolysis. Because of high surface charge
and oval like morphology, the SNC performed well in reinforcing a polyurethane… More >
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Yang Wei*, Kunpeng Zhao, Chen Hang, Si Chen, Mingmin Ding
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 251-273, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08779
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Bio-composite Materials and Structures)
Abstract The creep behavior of bamboo due to the complicated influences of
environment and stress will lead to a sustained increase in deformation, which serious effects the service performance of structures. To investigate the creep behavior of recombinant bamboo, twenty-four recombinant bamboo specimens were
tested under lasting compressive and tensile loads at different load levels. The
typical failure modes of recombinant bamboo under a lasting load at a high load
level were buckling failure and brittle fracturing due to creep compressive creep
and tensile creep development, respectively. At a high load level, the creep deformation of recombinant bamboo initially develops unsteadily… More >
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Jonathan Lacuesta1,*, Iris Beatriz Vega Erramuspe2, Liji Sobhana2, Dennis Kronlund3, Jouko Peltonen3, Soledad Gutiérrez1, Pedro Fardim2,4
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 275-287, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08861
Abstract Biobased adsorbents are eco-friendly materials used for water and wastewater treatment and air cleaning. This research work explores the potential use
of rice husk chars as a low-cost adsorbent for pollutants from water, such as
methylene blue and ethinylestradiol. Rice husk chars are prepared by combustion
of rice husks (RH-Char) or pre-treated rice husks (PT-Char). A third char
(M-Char) supplied by a local company which uses rice husks as combustion material is also studied. The chars are characterized by field emission scanning electron
microscopy (FE-SEM) in conjunction with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
(EDX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and zeta-potential measurements.… More >
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Qiaoguang Li1, Sheng Gong1, Jie Yan1, Hongchao Hu1, Xugang Shu1,2,*, Hanqing Tong3,*, Zhiye Cai1
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 289-300, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08897
Abstract The plasticizer is an important polymer material additive. Non-toxic
and environmentally friendly plasticizers are developed recently in order to
decrease fossil fuel reserves, serious environmental pollution and the toxicity of
phthalate esters. In this study, a new, efficient and environmentally friendly plasticizer of hydrogenated rosin dodecyl ester was prepared by an esterification reaction of hydrogenated rosin and dodecanol. The influences of different reaction
conditions (including different catalysts, the catalyst concentration, the ratio of
the reactants, reaction temperature, and reaction time) on the esterification yield
are examined and discussed. Hydrogenated rosin dodecyl ester with 71.8% yield
was synthesized under the optimized… More >
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Karima Ben Hamou1,2,*, Amal Kadimi1, Remo Merijs Meri3, Sergei Gaidukov3, Hamid Kaddami1, Mustapha Raihane1, Mouhamed Lahcini1, Fouad Erchiqui2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 301-317, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08141
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Recent Developments on Biobased Materials and Composites)
Abstract This work reports a comprehensive study on poly (Ethylmethacrylateco-Acrylonitrile) Poly(EMA-AN) nanocomposites reinforced with a hybrid mixture of nanoreiforcements based on nanocrystals of cellulose (NCC) (1 or 5% wt)
and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) (1 or 5% wt). The morphology, thermal and
mechanical properties of these nanocomposites were characterized. Homogeneous
dispersion of the nanofillers has been shown by scanning electron microscopy. A
significant increase of the rubbery modulus and glass transition temperature were
obtained upon filler addition, due to the reduction of mobility of the matrix
macromolecular chains. On the other hand, compared with the neat Poly(EMAAN), the storage modulus of the… More >
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Jianping Sun1, Jan Niederwestberg2,*, Fangchao Cheng1, Yinghei Chui2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 319-328, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08696
Abstract Cross laminated timber (CLT) panels, which are used as load bearing
plates and shear panels in timber structures, can serve as roofs, walls and floors.
Since timber is construction material with relatively less stiffness, the design of
such structures is often driven by serviceability criteria, such as deflection and
vibration. Therefore, accurate vibration and elastic properties are vital for engineered CLT products. The objective of this research is to explore a method to
determine the natural frequencies of orthotropic wood plates efficiently and fast.
The method was developed based on vibration signal processing by wavelet to
acquire the effective sample… More >
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Ning Li1,2, Weiming Yi1,2, Zhihe Li1,2,*, Lihong Wang1,2, Yongjun Li1,2, Xueyuan Bai1,2, Mei Jiang1,2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 329-346, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08618
Abstract Bio-oil production via pyrolysis is one of promising technologies for
renewable energy production from bio-wastes. However, the complicated biooil is still a challenge for high-valued application and during biomass pyrolysis,
the emission of non-cleaned aerosol, the potential emission, namely carbonaceous
aerosol (CA) increased the difficulty of the commercial promotion. In this study,
Rice husk pyrolysis was performed in a semi-continuous fluidized bed reactor
coupled with fractional condensers. The effects of pyrolysis and condensation
temperature on the properties of bio-oil and emission of CA were investigated systemically. Results indicated that the in-situ separation of vapors was accomplished
via condensers of different… More >
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