Fully Recyclable Bio-Based Thermoplastic Materials from Liquefied Wood

M. Pilar Ruiz; Janine Mijnders; Rogier Tweehuysen; Laurent Warnet; Martin van Drongelen; Sascha R.A. Kersten; Jean Paul Lange

doi:10.1002/cssc.201901959

Fully Recyclable Bio-Based Thermoplastic Materials from Liquefied Wood

M. Pilar Ruiz^*, Janine Mijnders, Rogier Tweehuysen, Laurent Warnet, Martin van Drongelen, Sascha R.A. Kersten, Jean Paul Lange

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A novel, low-cost, and fully recyclable thermoplastic material is produced from liquefied lignocellulosic biomass and natural fibers. The matrix, which is the heavy fraction of the liquefaction product, is characterized in terms of molecular weight distribution, density, viscosity, softening point and tensile strength. It is possible to increase the mechanical strength of the matrix by a factor of up to 100 by reinforcing it with flax fibers. Specifically, the tensile strength increased from 0.4 MPa for the non-reinforced matrix, to 55 MPa for the matrix/flax composite with a fiber content of 20 wt %. These values are comparable to conventional thermoplastics, such as poly(methyl methacrylate), polyvinyl chloride, or polystyrene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4395-4399
Number of pages	5
Journal	ChemSusChem
Volume	12
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201901959
Publication status	Published - 8 Oct 2019

Keywords

Biomass
Composites
Lignin
Liquefaction
Thermoplastics
22/4 OA procedure

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