Desenvolvimento de compósito um de matriz polimérica com carga/reforço de fibras de piaçava e pet pós-consumo

Abstract

Over the world reality of environment preservation, the necessity of reuse supplies, reduction of costs and improvement of properties, it has been developed many technologies that support a series of these factors and, if possible all of them. In this sense, the composite materials assume a special role in the growth of new materials. The PET (polyethylene terephthalate) has been utilized by worldwide industries in many different applications, from which the principal one of them is the packaging of food production, wherefrom the soft drink industries are the most substantial consumer of this product. As for natural fibers research line, there is a vast quantity of options for engineering application handling (Sisal, carnauba, cotton, piassava, etc.) In the face of what has been exposed, this research strives for the production, characterization (Mechanical, thermal and physical) and comparison of a series of configurations in the composite materials with a polymer matrix (Epoxy) with reinforcement of PET after consummation and piassava (epoxy resin for reference; enhancement resin with piassava fibers; and hybrid composite). The composites were produced with bidirectional fibers in a format of tissue, the fibers had spaces between them of 1 centimeter. The reinforced materials promoted increment of some properties, such as flection, that presented an enhancement of nearly 25% of maximum tension admitted in the material. It was observed however, that the ordination of the fibers in a unidirectional way might improve the mechanic resistance of the composite, that´s because, in general form, all the ruptures occur in one section of fragilization provoked by the transversal fibers to the reinforces. While submitted to mechanic reinforces, the composite with reinforce/charge of PET presented itself with an improved configuration, Which showed a modulus of elasticity in a regime of flexion 24% larger than the pure resin. As for the thermal analysis, the hybrid composite presented enriched characteristics for the thermal insulation, since its thermal conductivity reduced by 2% when compared to the pure epoxy.