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Synthesis and Properties of Soy Hull-reinforced Biocomposites from Conjugated Soybean Oil
Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2009)
  • Rafael L. Quirino, Georgia Southern University
  • Richard C. Larock
Abstract
The tensile and flexural properties of new thermosetting composites made by the free radical polymerization of a conjugated soybean oil (CSO)-based resin reinforced with soy hulls have been determined for various resin compositions. The effects of reinforcement particle size and filler/resin ratio have been assessed. The thermal stability of the new materials has been determined by thermogravimetric analysis and the wt % of oil incorporation has been calculated after Soxhlet extraction (the extracts have been identified by 1H-NMR spectroscopy). The resin consists initially of 50 wt % CSO and varying amounts of divinylbenzene (DVB; 5–15 wt %), dicyclopentadiene (DCPD; 0–10 wt %), and n-butyl methacrylate (BMA; 25–35 wt %). Two soy hull particle sizes have been tested (<177 and><425>μm) and two different filler/resin ratios have been compared (50 : 50 and 60 : 40). An appropriate cure sequence has been established by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. The results show a decrease in the properties whenever DVB or BMA is substituted by DCPD. Also, larger particle sizes and higher filler/resin ratios are found to have a negative effect on the tensile properties of the new materials.
Keywords
  • Biodegradable,
  • Biomaterials,
  • Biopolymers,
  • Composits
Disciplines
Publication Date
May 15, 2009
Citation Information
Rafael L. Quirino and Richard C. Larock. "Synthesis and Properties of Soy Hull-reinforced Biocomposites from Conjugated Soybean Oil" Journal of Applied Polymer Science Vol. 112 Iss. 4 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rafael_quirino/13/