Publications by authors named "Azin Adibi"
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- Bio-composite foams made from Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR) were developed using lignin (LG) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) to enhance their properties.
- The addition of APP sped up the foaming process and improved the structural integrity of the foam while increasing compressive strength and modulus significantly.
- These foams also showed better thermal insulation and flame-retardant capabilities due to the synergistic effects of LG and APP, making them ideal for practical applications requiring these features.
There is an increasing interest in utilizing more sustainable and inherently biodegradable materials alternatives ideally derived from renewable resources for modern material applications, especially in the area of packaging materials. This work employed the polysaccharide alpha-1,3-glucan derived from an enzymatic polymerization process as a functional additive for natural rubber (NR) latex-based coating films. Coating formulations containing NR and 9-50 wt% alpha-1,3 glucan were prepared and then applied to paper substrates at different thicknesses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, enzymatic polymerization derived microcrystalline glucan (MCG) polysaccharides fillers were employed as novel sustainable fillers of natural rubber (NR) films. MCG has a designed platelet morphology, with high crystallinity and colloidal stability in aqueous media and rubber lattices. NR films composed of 0-10 phr MCG were then fabricated using dipping and casting processes.
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