Valorization of an industrial organosolv-sugarcane bagasse lignin: Characterization and use as a matrix in biobased composites reinforced with sisal fibers

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 612-621

  Ramires, Elaine C ^a,b   Megiatto, Jackson D ^a,b   Gardrat, Christian ^b   Castellan, Alain ^b   Frollini, Elisabete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

Author keywords

Biobased composites; Lignin; Sugarcane bagasse

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; BIO-BASED; BIOCOMPOSITE; FIBER/MATRIX INTERFACE; HIGH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; LOAD TRANSFERENCE; MATRIX; MUTUAL AFFINITY; ORGANOSOLV; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; SEM IMAGE; SISAL FIBERS; SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC; SUGARCANE BAGASSE;

ACIDS; BAGASSE; BIOETHANOL; ETHANOL; FIBERS; FORMALDEHYDE; IMPACT STRENGTH; INDUSTRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS;

LIGNIN;

ALCOHOL; BAGASSE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIGNIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYL GROUP; RESIN;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SISAL; SUGARCANE;

AGAVE; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE RESINS; LIGNIN; SACCHARUM;

ACIDS; BAGASSE; COMPOSITES; ETHANOL; FIBERS; FORMALDEHYDE; IMPACT STRENGTH; LIGNINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SUGAR CANE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

AGAVE SISALANA;

EID: 78149356291     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22847     Document Type: Article

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