New lignin-based hybrid materials as functional additives for polymer biocomposites: From design to application

• Main Authors: Jędrzejczak, P. (Author), Klapiszewski (Author), Kubiak, A. (Author), Podkościelna, B. (Author), Puszka, A. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
• Subjects: Article; biocompatibility; Biocompatible Materials; biomaterial; bone regeneration; Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; chemical phenomena; Chemical Phenomena; chemistry; chitosan; crystallization; differential scanning calorimetry; dispersity; electrospinning; element; Elements; energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; gel permeation chromatography; glass transition temperature; grinding; hardness; Hardness; Hybrid materials; hydrogen bond; hydroxyapatite; infrared spectroscopy; lignin; Lignin; nanocomposite; nanoparticle; noise; particle size; Particle Size; physical chemistry; pinene; plasticizer; poly(methyl methacrylate); polycaprolactone; polymer; Polymer biocomposites; polymerization; Polymers; porosity; Porosity; Raman spectrometry; refraction index; signal noise ratio; silver nanoparticle; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; structure analysis; surface property; temperature; Temperature; tensile strength; thermal analysis; thermogravimetry; Thermogravimetry; thermostability; ultrastructure; X ray diffraction; zirconium oxide
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 Within this study, the ZrO2/lignin and ZrO2-SiO2/lignin hybrid materials were obtained for the first time. The mechanical grinding method was used for this purpose. In order to determine the properties of obtained lignin-based hybrids and the components used to produce them, as well as to evaluate the efficiency of their preparation, the authors used such research techniques as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis, porous structure analysis and thermal stability assessment (TGA/DTG). The next step involved using the components and produced hybrid materials as polymer fillers for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The obtained lignin-based hybrid biocomposites have then been thoroughly characterized using gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and hardness testing. All the conducted tests confirm the possibility of using the obtained bio-based products in practice, within the widely understood construction industry, for producing durable building facades or noise barriers, among others. © 2021 The Authors