Recent Submissions

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  Fire behaviour of biobased textile reinforced cement composites 

  Claramunt Blanes, Josep; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Gónzalez López, Laura; Ventura Casellas, Heura; Ardanuy Raso, Mònica (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), 2019)
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  Our research group has recently developed a composite laminate reinforced with flax fibre nonwoven fabrics with a flexural strength of around 30 MPa and a toughness of around 13 kJ/m2, owing to the combination of a strong ...
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  Biobased cement composites for more sustainable farm constructions 

  Claramunt Blanes, Josep; Ventura Casellas, Heura; Gónzalez López, Laura; Parés Sabatés, Ferran; Ardanuy Raso, Mònica (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), 2019)
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  The aim of this research is to test the potential use of calcium aluminate cement-based composites, reinforced with flax fabrics, as materials for application in farm constructions. To this end, the effects of some chemicals ...
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  Microencapsulation of C.I. reactive orange 122 via solvent evaporation 

  Dutra, Fabio; Lis Arias, Manuel José; García Carmona, Óscar; García Carmona, Carlos; Souza Plath, Andre Mathias; Pereira Scachetti, Fabio Alexandre; Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio (2019)
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  Microencapsulations protects the dye molecule from secondary reactions and release until contact with the fiber, triggered by stimuli. The procedure was performed using poly(lactic-acid-co-glycolic-acid), PLGA, and polyvinyl ...