High strength composites from low-value animal coproducts and industrial waste sulfur
Claudia V. Lopez, Ashlyn D. Smith, Rhett C. Smith
Abstract
composites as well, again exceeding the range of ∼2-5 MPa for ordinary Portland cements. The thermal properties of the composites were assessed by thermogravimetric analysis, revealing decomposition temperatures ranging from 223-226 °C, and by differential scanning calorimetry. These composites represent a promising new application for low value animal coproducts having limited value to be used as organic crosslinkers in the atom-efficient inverse vulcanization process to yield high sulfur-content materials that have impressive mechanical properties.
Topics & Concepts
CoproductSulfurComposite materialValue (mathematics)Materials sciencePulp and paper industryChemistryMathematicsEngineeringMetallurgyPure mathematicsStatisticsTribology and Wear AnalysisSynthesis and properties of polymersNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites