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Effect of electron beam irradiation on mechanical properties of gelatin/Brazil nut shell fiber composites
| Summary: | The use of natural fiber as polymeric matrix reinforcement has attracted interest, as fibers are renewable, of low cost, biodegradable and possesses non-toxic properties. In the present paper, Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) shell fiber (10% w/w) were mixed with gelatin (25% w/w), glycerin as plasticizer and acrylamide as copolymer to investigate the resultant mechanical properties effects upon ionizing radiation. The samples were irradiated at 40 kGy using a Dynamitron electron beam accelerator, at room temperature in the presence of air. The results showed that samples of gelatin with 10% of Brazil nuts shell fiber and irradiated at 40 kGy presented promising results for mechanical performance. |
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| Main Authors: | Inamura,Patrícia Y. |
| Other Authors: | Shimazaki,Kleber; Colombo,Maria Aparecida; Rosa,Ricardo de; Moura,Esperidiana Augusta Barretos de; Mastro,Nelida L. del |
| Subject: | ionizing radiation gelatin natural fiber |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | IBICT |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Oasisbr |
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