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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the surface behavior of polypropylene (PP) and High Density
Polyethylene (HDPE) with loads of 5% and 10% in banana fibers in solutions of distilled water, ethanol and
sodium chloride (5%) for 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 200 days. The samples were sectioned and then weighed for the
area measurement of degradation and fluid (mass difference in time function) absorption, according to the
environment. The expected results show that the longer the immersion time, the greater the material
degradation, regardless of the respective environment. It is also evaluated the material degradation by Scanning
Electron Microscopy.
Keywords: Composites, Degradation, Product Design, Scanning Electron Microscope
I.
INTRODUCTION
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II.
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Fig. 2 - Samples immersed in the means distilled water, NaCl and ethanol
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III.
M (%)
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Mf Mi
100, Eq. 1
Mi
PEAD 10%
0.52
0.51
0.5
0.49
Mass0.48
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.44
0.43
15
30
45
Time
Water
NaCl
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Fig.7 - Absorption of different reagents in function of time, obtained to the reinforced composites of HDPE 10%
with modified cellulose fibers
PP 10%
1.2
1.0
0.8
Mass
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
15
30
45
Time
Water
NaCl
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Fig. 8 - Absorption of different reagents in function of time, obtained to the reinforced composites of PP 10%
with modified cellulose fibers
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PP 5%
1.2
1.0
0.8
Mass
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
15
30
45
Time
Water
NaCl
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Fig. 9 - Absorption of different reagents in function of time, obtained to the reinforced composites of PP 5%
with modified cellulose fibers
PP pure
1.4
1.2
1.0
Mass
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
15
30
45
Time
Water
NaCl
Ethanol
Biodiesel
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IV.
CONCLUSION
V.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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