Analysis of the properties of piassava fiber and castor oil polyurethane for application in polymeric composite materials / Análise das propriedades da fibra de piassava e resina poliuretana de óleo de mamona para aplicação em materiais compósitos poliméricos

• Autor(a) principal: de Carvalho, Juliana Peixoto Rufino Gazem
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lopes, Felipe Perissé Duarte, Simonassi, Noan Tonini, Monteiro, Segio Neves, Vieira, Carlos Maurício Fontes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/25371
• topic: Piassava fiber; natural polyurethane resin; castor oil.

This work aims to characterize the waste from a broom factory located in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil. The company uses the natural fiber popularly known as "Piaçava Nova", from the south of Bahia, of the species Attalea Funifera Martius. Fibers are used to make brooms that are sold in the city. A large amount of waste generated daily and rendered unusable when discarded irregularly in landfills. Approximately 10m³ of waste per month is created from this small factory. Therefore, this underutilized material can prove to be a quality raw material when used combined with natural resins for development of a polymeric composite floor be used in construction. In addition to the objective, this project sustains the responsibility of the academic society towards the environment, in order to minimize the use of synthetic fibers when there is possibility of using the natural ones.