Development of a novel sandwich-structured composite from biopolymers and cellulose microfibers for building envelope applications
Masoud Dadras Chomachayi,
Pierre Blanchet,
Atif Hussain
et al.
Abstract:A novel sandwich-structured composite was developed from the surface layers of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and the interlayer of polylactic acid (PLA)/cellulose microfibers (CMF) composite. Moreover, CMF was chemically modified via a sol–gel process to improve the compatibility between the natural reinforcement and the polymer matrix. According to the obtained results, the modified CMF exhibited a highly hydrophobic characteristic (contact angel value of approximately 118°), and they were homogeneously disperse… Show more
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