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Green Composite Material Made from Typha latifolia Fibres Bonded with an Epoxidized Linseed Oil/Tall Oil-Based Polyamide Binder System
Günter Wuzella1, Arunjunai Raj Mahendran1, Andreas Kandelbauer2,*
1 Kompetenzzentrum Holz (Wood K Plus), Linz, A-4040, Austria
2 Reutlingen University, Lehr- und Forschungszentrum Process Analysis & Technology, School of Applied Chemistry, Reutlingen, D-72762, Germany
* Corresponding Author: Andreas Kandelbauer. Email:
Journal of Renewable Materials 2020, 8(5), 499-512. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.09615
Received 16 January 2020; Accepted 20 March 2020; Issue published 29 April 2020
Abstract
Here, we report the mechanical and water sorption properties of a green
composite based on
Typha latifolia fibres. The composite was prepared either
completely binder-less or bonded with 10% (w/w) of a bio-based resin which
was a mixture of an epoxidized linseed oil and a tall-oil based polyamide. The
flexural modulus of elasticity, the flexural strength and the water absorption of
hot pressed
Typha panels were measured and the influence of pressing time and
panel density on these properties was investigated. The cure kinetics of the biobased resin was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in combination with the iso-conversional kinetic analysis method of Vyazovkin to derive the
curing conditions required for achieving completely cured resin. For the binderless
Typha panels the best technological properties were achieved for panels with
high density. By adding 10% of the binder resin the flexural strength and especially the water absorption were improved significantly.
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Wuzella, G., Mahendran, A. R., Kandelbauer, A. (2020). Green Composite Material Made from
Typha latifolia Fibres Bonded with an Epoxidized Linseed Oil/Tall Oil-Based Polyamide Binder System.
Journal of Renewable Materials, 8(5), 499–512. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2020.09615
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