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Use of a fully biobased and non-reprotoxic epoxy polymer and woven hemp fabric to prepare environmentally friendly composite materials with excellent physical properties
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3689-4600
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2128-6733
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Organic Chemistry.
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Number of Authors: 162023 (English)In: Composites Part B: Engineering, ISSN 1359-8368, E-ISSN 1879-1069, Vol. 258, article id 110692Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In the future, materials will need to be biobased and produced sustainably without compromising mechanical properties. To date, in many cases, the advantages of the bio-origin of the raw material are overridden by the environmental impact of the process. In the present study, we have developed a novel composite material based on woven hemp fabric which reinforce a thermoset polymer produced from birch bark, a low-value forestry byproduct. Results show that this fully biobased composite has specific stiffness and strength equivalent to those of flax fibre-reinforced petroleum-based epoxy composites and slightly lower than glass fibre-reinforced petroleum-based epoxy composites. The sustainability of the material was also evaluated by life-cycle assessment from cradle to gate and showed significantly superior performance with respect to the potential global warming impact than commercial benchmark materials. Furthermore, toxicology studies showed no endocrine disruptive activities. This is an important proof of concept study demonstrating that biobased structural materials can be produced sustainably.

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2023. Vol. 258, article id 110692
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Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), Cure behaviour, Mechanical properties, Bio-based composites
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-230167DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110692ISI: 001042572400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85151522923OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-230167DiVA, id: diva2:1865579
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