Light-weight polypropylene composites reinforced with whole chicken feathers

Dynamical–mechanical and thermal analysi

Dynamical–mechanical and thermal analysis of polymeric composites reinforced with keratin biofibers from chicken feathers

✍ A.L. Martínez-Hernández; C. Velasco-Santos; M. de-Icaza; Victor M. Castaño 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 577 KB

Keratin fibers from chicken feathers were used as short-fiber reinforcement for a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix. The composites were evaluated via thermal and dynamical-mechanical analysis. The thermal stability and transition temperature were found to be higher than standard PMMA. The storage mo