Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Sugar Cane Bagasse Waste as Reinforcement in Low Cost Composites

Sugar Cane Bagasse Waste as Reinforcement in Low Cost Composites The State University of the North of Rio de Janeiro State is currently engaged on a large development program to exploit the potentialities of sugar cane industry in a self sustained nonpolluting program. Sugar cane is a traditional industry responsible for the main fraction of the economy of the northern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the North Fluminense region. In this respect, a project of particular interest is the use of the sugar cane bagasse waste as reinforcement to polymeric resins for fabrication of low cost composites. In the present work a study was carried out on the possible uses of bagasse waste as reinforcement in polyester matrix composites. Preliminary results have attested this possibility. Composites with homogeneous microstructures could be fabricated and the level of their mechanical properties enable them to have practical applications similar to the ones normally associated with wooden agglomerates. Future developments are expected to increase the performance and competitiveness of these composites as compared to those of other materials in the same structural class. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Performance Materials Springer Journals

Sugar Cane Bagasse Waste as Reinforcement in Low Cost Composites

Download PDF
9 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/sugar-cane-bagasse-waste-as-reinforcement-in-low-cost-composites-ymasO0w670
Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Engineering; Automotive Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Classical Mechanics; Metallic Materials
ISSN
0929-1881
eISSN
1572-8765
DOI
10.1023/A:1008678314233
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The State University of the North of Rio de Janeiro State is currently engaged on a large development program to exploit the potentialities of sugar cane industry in a self sustained nonpolluting program. Sugar cane is a traditional industry responsible for the main fraction of the economy of the northern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the North Fluminense region. In this respect, a project of particular interest is the use of the sugar cane bagasse waste as reinforcement to polymeric resins for fabrication of low cost composites. In the present work a study was carried out on the possible uses of bagasse waste as reinforcement in polyester matrix composites. Preliminary results have attested this possibility. Composites with homogeneous microstructures could be fabricated and the level of their mechanical properties enable them to have practical applications similar to the ones normally associated with wooden agglomerates. Future developments are expected to increase the performance and competitiveness of these composites as compared to those of other materials in the same structural class.

Journal

Advanced Performance Materials – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2004

References

  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Aguilera, R.C.; Munilla, M.H.; Pousa, I.R.
  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Munilla, M.H.; Luna, G.V.
  • Aglomerado de Bagaço de Cana
    Marmori, M.
  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Cabo, O.C.; Ortega, M.M.; López, M.S.
  • On the optical assessment of the void content in composite materials
    Purslow, D.
  • The mechanical properties of jute fibers and polyester/jute composites
    Chawla, K.K.; Bastos, A.C.
  • Mechanical properties of jute reinforced plastics
    Shah, A.N.; Lakkad, S.C.
  • Banana fibre strands reinforced polyester composites
    Zhu, W.H.; Tobias, B.C.; Coutts, R.S.P.
  • Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers
    Shackelford, J.F.
  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Cabo, O.C.; Ortega, M.M.; Almagro, J.V.L.
  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Cabo, O.C.; Ortega, M.M.
  • Plastic wood from urban waste recycled plastics as a substitute for lumber
    Mano, E.B.; Bonelli, C.M.C.; Guadagnini, M.A.; Luiz, S.J.M.
  • Encyclopedia of Composite Materials and Components
    Youngquist, J.A.
  • Manual de los Derivados de la Caña de Azucar
    Cadenas, G.A.; Mitrani, R.B.; Peña, C.G.; Munilla, M.H.; Correa, J.L.
  • Determination of cellulose and lignin content from Luffa cilindrica fibers (in Portuguese)
    Navarro, R.F.; Medeiros, J.; Mariz, T.F.; Maia, D.F.
  • Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites
    Agarwal, B.D.; Broutman, L.J.
  • Fracture Mechanics of Polymers
    Williams, J.G.
  • Materials Science and Engineering. An Introduction
    Callister, W.D.