Abstracts Book - IMRC 2018

groups of the different samples of nanocellulose. The crystallinity index was
determined through x-ray analysis for the fibers and nanofibers. Transmission
electronic microscopy (TEM) analysis showed that nanofibrillated cellulose was
obtained in nanometric scale. PVAc composites containing entre 0.7, 1, 1.25 and
1.5% w/w of nanocellulose were prepared, in order to observe the potential of
the nanofibers as polymer reinforcement.
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Keywords: nanocellulose, Nanofibers, PVAc nanocomposites
Presenting authors email: rosamjimenez@hotmail.com