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dc.contributor.authorde Freitas, Ana E. M.
dc.contributor.authorPadilha, Felipe d. J.
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Silma d. S.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Talia M.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Bárbara
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Willams T.
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Josiane D. V.
dc.contributor.authorCalderaro, Fábio L.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, Simone
dc.contributor.authorQuirino, Magnólia G.
dc.contributor.authorde Freitas, Flávio A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T12:56:12Z
dc.date.available2023-03-10T12:56:12Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-30
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148457
dc.description.abstractAbstract Fibers obtained from curauá, a species of small ornamental pineapples, are known for their good mechanical properties and benefits, such as ballistic resistance, in composites. To obtain a quantity of curauá suitable for commercial application, in vitro cultivation of the plant is tested. In this work, we produced curauá plants via tissue culture (micropropagation technique) and extracted the fibers. The fibers grown in vitro were characterized to determine moisture, ash, extracts, lignin, hemicelluloses, holocellulose, and cellulose contents; and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR–ATR), X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and mechanical testing and analysis were performed. Compared with data on curauá fibers grown traditionally––i.e., cultivated outside of a laboratory setting––this curauá fiber presented a higher content of cellulose (77.2%) and lower hemicellulose content (6.8%). Another unique feature was the high crystallinity of the cellulose present in the fiber (73.53%), which reflected good thermal and mechanical properties. This study indicates that the micropropagation technique is highly advantageous for higher-scale production of this fiber for application in composites, as it generates high-quality fibers grown in a controlled plant growth environment.en_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05067-1en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.titleCurauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationde Freitas, Ana E. M., Padilha, Felipe d. J., Barros, Silma d. S., Khan, Talia M., Pereira, Bárbara et al. 2023. "Curauá fiber from plants produced by tissue culture: thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterizations."
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2023-03-10T04:24:37Z
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