A possible source of natural reinforcement for bio-composites can be represented by lemongrass plant (Cymbopogon flexuosus), a clumped and perennial grass which belongs to the Poaceae family. This plant is extensively used for several applications such as pharmacology, food preservation and cosmetics but, to the best of our knowledge, few papers were published on its use as source for reinforcement of composites and no one article was focused on the comparison between lemongrass leaves and culms as potential source of natural reinforcement. To this aim, a preliminary investigation on leaf and culm fibers was carried out to compare their physical and chemical features as well as their tensile properties. Furthermore, bio-composites based on a biodegradable starch-derived matrix (MaterBi®) and lemongrass leaf and culm particles were manufactured via extrusion and compression molding. For both fillers, two compositions (i.e., 10% and 20 wt.%) were investigated in terms of morphological and mechanical properties.

Fiore V., Botta L., Pirrone R., Siengchin S., Rangappa S.M. (2022). LEMONGRASS PLANT LEAF AND CULM AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF REINFORCEMENT FOR BIO-COMPOSITES. In ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability (pp. 855-862). Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) [10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0].

LEMONGRASS PLANT LEAF AND CULM AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF REINFORCEMENT FOR BIO-COMPOSITES

Fiore V.;Botta L.;Pirrone R.;
2022-01-01

Abstract

A possible source of natural reinforcement for bio-composites can be represented by lemongrass plant (Cymbopogon flexuosus), a clumped and perennial grass which belongs to the Poaceae family. This plant is extensively used for several applications such as pharmacology, food preservation and cosmetics but, to the best of our knowledge, few papers were published on its use as source for reinforcement of composites and no one article was focused on the comparison between lemongrass leaves and culms as potential source of natural reinforcement. To this aim, a preliminary investigation on leaf and culm fibers was carried out to compare their physical and chemical features as well as their tensile properties. Furthermore, bio-composites based on a biodegradable starch-derived matrix (MaterBi®) and lemongrass leaf and culm particles were manufactured via extrusion and compression molding. For both fillers, two compositions (i.e., 10% and 20 wt.%) were investigated in terms of morphological and mechanical properties.
2022
978-2-9701614-0-0
Fiore V., Botta L., Pirrone R., Siengchin S., Rangappa S.M. (2022). LEMONGRASS PLANT LEAF AND CULM AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF REINFORCEMENT FOR BIO-COMPOSITES. In ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability (pp. 855-862). Composite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) [10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0].
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