Biomass-derived composites for various applications

Shuvodeep De, Breanna James, Jesse Ji, Sanjita Wasti, Shuyang Zhang, Surbhi Kore, Halil Tekinalp, Yan Li, Esteban E. Ureña-Benavides, Uday Vaidya, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Erin Webb, Soydan Ozcan, Xianhui Zhao

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Abstract

Bio-based fillers (e.g., poplar, switchgrass) have been used to reinforce polymers because of their low cost and sustainable nature. Bio-based polymers are typically produced from natural or renewable resources such as crops and herbaceous fibers. Biocomposites are commonly used in packaging, automotive, and construction applications. The filler types, filler characteristics, polymer types, and polymer characteristics are discussed and compared in this chapter. The biocomposite fabrication, performance (e.g., mechanical and thermal properties), and applications were investigated. At their end of life, biocomposites can be recycled and upcycled through various technologies, including mechanical, thermal, and chemical methods. Compared with carbon fiber–based composites, biocomposites are a cost-effective and sustainable alternative in many applications with low to moderate strength requirements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Bioenergy
EditorsYebo Li, Chun Chang
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages145-196
Number of pages52
ISBN (Print)9780443188565
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Publication series

NameAdvances in Bioenergy
Volume8
ISSN (Electronic)2468-0125

Funding

The authors acknowledge the support from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy , Advanced Manufacturing Office , and Bioenergy Technologies Office . This manuscript was authored in part by UT-Battelle LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with DOE. The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ). The authors acknowledge the support from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office, and Bioenergy Technologies Office. This manuscript was authored in part by UT-Battelle LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with DOE. The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

FundersFunder number
DOE Public Access Plan
U.S. Department of Energy
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Bioenergy Technologies Office
UT-BattelleDE-AC05-00OR22725

    Keywords

    • Application
    • Biocomposite
    • Biomass
    • Fabrication
    • Filler
    • Performance
    • Polymer
    • Recycling

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