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THESIS - ROC CH ... - FINAL - resubmission.pdf - University of Guelph

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Tensile Strenght (MPa)<br />

12<br />

11<br />

10<br />

9<br />

8<br />

7<br />

6<br />

Figure 7.7: Tensile strength <strong>of</strong> SPI films blended with cellulose (F), TiO2 (Ti), and cellulose<br />

compatibilized with TiO2 (TiF)<br />

43% RH 58% RH<br />

84% RH<br />

0 0.5 1<br />

Concentration (%w/wSPI)<br />

Figure 7.8 shows elongation at break values for all treatments. Similar elongation values<br />

were seen across the three levels <strong>of</strong> RH tested. At 43%, additives were seen to generally<br />

reduce elongation compared to the control. However, induced effects between additives were<br />

not apparent for any <strong>of</strong> the samples.<br />

0 0.5 1<br />

Concentration (%w/wSPI)<br />

103<br />

0 0.5 1<br />

Concentration (%w/wSPI)<br />

F<br />

Ti<br />

TiF

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