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Cover Image, Volume 132, Issue 32
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.42479
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , biocomposite , polymer science , raw material , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , computer science , materials science , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite number
The partial replacement of petroleum‐derived plastics by novel bio‐based materials from inexpensive, renewable natural resources greatly impact industries which use biodegradable matrices and bio‐based byproducts as fillers. Tomás J. Madera‐Santana, Yolanda Freile‐Pelegrín, José C. Encinas, Carlos R. Ríos‐Soberanis, and Patricia Quintana‐Owen fabricate a biocomposite based on poly(lactic acid) and seaweed residues from agar extraction. The agroindustrial wastes are a source of raw materials to produce biocomposites for potential applications in different industries such as automotive, construction, and rigid packaging. The cover shows the cryogenical fracture of the biocomposites fabricated with seaweed residue. (DOI: 10.1002/app.42320 )