Browsing by Subject "Thermoplastic composites"
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A Review of the recent advances in cyclic butylene terephthalate technology and its composites
(2016-05)
Article
Open AccessCyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT®) oligomers are a relatively new class of material and are capable of polymerizing in an entropically driven ring-opening polymerization into high-molecular-weight polymerized CBT (pCBT) ... -
Adaptation and study of a filament winding machine for in-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, 2014)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichThis thesis studies the automated filament winding process. Its two objectives are: 1) The restauration of a filament winding system functionality and system adaptation for the manufacturing of thermoplastic materials ... -
Assessment of microstructure, physical and thermal properties of bitumen modified with LDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends
(2016-03-01)
Article
Open AccessLDPE/GTR/elastomer ternary blends with variable LDPE/GTR ratio and constant elastomer content were prepared via melt-compounding. Obtained LDPE/GTR/elastomer blends were applied as thermoplastic modifiers into bitumen. ... -
Biocomposites using waste whole chicken feathers and thermoplastic matrices
(Sage, 2013-10)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis study deals with the preparation and characterization of thermoplastic composites using polypropylene, high-density polyethylene and polylactic acid matrices and including whole chicken feathers as reinforcement. The ... -
CONPLUMAS: valorización de residuos biogénicos fibrosos para la obtención de nuevos materiales
(2019-09-10)
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Crash of 3D-braided thermoplastic tubes: numerical and analytical tools for behaviour prediction
(CIMNE, 2015)
Conference report
Open AccessThis article deals with the experiment and numerical simulation of the crash of composite tubes made of 2,5D-braided composite. First we present the material characterization at different strain rates as well as the results ... -
Développement d’un biocomposite avec fibres naturelles pour l’emballage de yaourts
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-10)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl proyecto 3BR, que son las siglas de “Biomolécules et Biomatériaux pour la Bioéconomie Régionale vers une valorisation «zéro déchet», permite valorizar las plantas que hoy en día sólo son utilizadas parcialmente, en ... -
Efecte del reforç biogènic provinent de plomes en copolímers termoplàstics modificats
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-06-10)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionAquest estudi està dirigit al anàlisi i caracterització dels materials compostos constituïts per EVA( etil-vinil acetat) i fibres de ploma de pollastre(CF). Les mostres que s’han caracteritzat contenen un 20% v/v de CF en ... -
Effect of an ionomer on the mechanical performance of flame retardant ABS formulations
(2018)
Conference report
Open AccessAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is a widely used thermoplastic copolymer due to its desirable properties such as good mechanical performance (toughness, impact resistance, among others), ease of processability, ... -
Effect of chemical treatments and additives on properties of chicken feathers thermoplastic biocomposites
(2018-11-01)
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Open AccessThe valorization of chicken feathers (CFs) waste was researched in this work through the preparation of composites using ground chicken feathers as a filler (20 % v/v) and polypropylene (PP) or low-density polyethylene ... -
Embalaje biodegradable para yogur a partir de un biocomposite termoplástico con fibras de cáñamo
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-15)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl proyecto 3BR, que significa Biomoléculas y Biomateriales para la Bioeconomía Regional hacia una valorización de "cero residuos", permite valorizar plantas que hoy en día sólo se utilizan parcialmente, en particular ... -
Environmental impact assessment of Polylactide(PLA)/chicken feathers biocomposite materials
(2017-03-30)
Article
Open AccessThe aim of this study is to analyse the environmental impacts (EIs) of the process of preparation of new biocomposite materials obtained from polylactide (PLA) and chicken feathers (CFs). Two CFs stabilization methods and ... -
Influence of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes on thermal and mechanical properties of melt-mixed poly(methyl methacrylate)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes composites
(2014-05-03)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this study, the influence of the functionalization of fully or incomplete condensed polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes composites (POSS) nanoparticles on the properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based ... -
Influencia en las propiedades mecánicas de varios compuestos poliméricos reforzados con partículas de GTR
(2019-10-01)
Article
Open AccessUn problema medioambiental grave, que nos afecta a los países industrializados desde hace años, lo cons-tituye el uso masivo de neumáticos, los cuales una vez utilizados, generan grandes existencias de ma-terial de residuo. ... -
Structure-property evaluation of trisilanolphenyl POSS®/polysulfone composites as a guide to POSS melt blending
(2012-08-15)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA series of polysulfone/phenyl trisilanol POSS nanocomposites were produced by melt blending by twin screw batch mixing. These materials were then injec- tion molded, and their thermal, mechanical, and morpho- logical ... -
The effect of organo-modifier on the structure and properties of poly[ethylene–(vinyl alcohol)]/organo-modified montmorillonite composites
(2010-02-02)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyEthylene–(vinyl alcohol) (EVOH)/organo-modified montmorillonite clay (OMMT) composites were prepared using commercial OMMTs with two different organo-modifiers. The first one has polar groups, which interact with EVOH ...
