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Characterization of Atlantic Forest Tucum (Bactris setosa Mart.) Leaf Fibers: Aspects of Innovation, Waste Valorization and Sustainability

Taynara Thaís Flohr,
Eduardo Guilherme Cividini Neiva,
Marina Proença Dantas,
Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa,
Natália Ueda Yamaguchi,
Rosane Marina Peralta,
Afonso Henrique da Silva Júnior,
Joziel Aparecido da Cruz,
Catia Rosana Lange de Aguiar and
Carlos Rafael Silva de Oliveira

Plants2024, 13(20), 2916;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13202916

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18 October 2024

This study investigates the fibers of tucum (Bactris setosa Mart.), a palm species native to the Atlantic Forest. The fibers manually extracted from tucum leaves were characterized to determine important properties that help with the recognition of t...

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Tucum Fiber from Amazon Astrocaryum vulgare Palm Tree: Novel Reinforcement for Polymer Composites

Michelle Souza Oliveira,
Fernanda Santos da Luz,
Andressa Teixeira Souza,
Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes,
Artur Camposo Pereira,
Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho,
Fábio de Oliveira Braga,
André Ben-Hur da Silva Figueiredo and
Sergio Neves Monteiro

Polymers2020, 12(10), 2259;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12102259

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1 October 2020

The replacement of synthetic fibers by natural fibers has, in recent decades, been the subject of intense research, particularly as reinforcement of composites. In this work, the lesser known tucum fiber, extracted from the leaves of the Amazon Astro...

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Mechanical Properties of Mortars Reinforced with Amazon Rainforest Natural Fibers

Régis Pamponet da Fonseca,
Janaíde Cavalcante Rocha and
Malik Cheriaf

Materials2021, 14(1), 155;https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14010155

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31 December 2020

The addition of natural fibers used as reinforcement has great appeal in the construction materials industry since natural fibers are cheaper, biodegradable, and easily available. In this work, we analyzed the feasibility of using the fibers of piass...

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