Title:	Composite of immature cor fibers and starch/EVOH/glycerol blends.
Authors:	ROSA, M. F. CHIOU, B. MEDEIROS, E. S. WOOD, D. F. MATTOSO, L. H. C. ORTS, W. J. IMAM, S.
Affiliation:	Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa, CNPAT; Bor-sen Chiou, WRRC/ARS- USDA; Elton S. Medeiros, WRRC/ARS- USDA-CNPDIA; Delilah F. Wood, WRRC/ARS- USDA; Luiz H. C. Mattoso, CNPDIA; William J Orts, WRRC/ARS- USDA; Syed H. Imam, WRRC/ARS- USDA.
Date Issued:	2008
Citation:	In: BRAZILIAN MRS MEETING, 7., 2008, Guarujá. Resumos... Guarujá: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa de Materiais, 2008.
Description:	Unripc coconut fibcrs wcre used as fillcrs in a biodegradablc polymer matrix of starch/Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/glycerol. The effects of fiber content on the mechanical and thennal properties were evaluated. The addition of coconut fiber into starch/EVOH/glycerol blends reduced the ductile behavior of the matrix by making the composites more brittle. At low fiber content, blends were more flexible, with higher tensile strength than at higher fiber leveis. The temperature at the maximum degradation rate slightly shifted to lower values as fiber content increased. Comparing blends with and without fibers, there was no drastic change in melt temperature of the matrix with increase of fiber content, indicating that fibers did not lead to significant changes in crystalline structure.
Keywords:	Fibers
Notes:	VII Encontro SBPMat.
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPAT)