3D printable filaments made of biobased polyethylene biocomposites

Daniel Filgueira; Solveig Holmen; Johnny K. Melbø; Diego Moldes; Andreas T. Echtermeyer; Gary Chinga-Carrasco

doi:10.3390/polym10030314

3D printable filaments made of biobased polyethylene biocomposites

Daniel Filgueira
, Solveig Holmen
, Johnny K. Melbø
, Diego Moldes
, Andreas T. Echtermeyer
, Gary Chinga-Carrasco^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two different series of biobased polyethylene (BioPE) were used for the manufacturing of biocomposites, complemented with thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fibers. The intrinsic hydrophilic character of the TMP fibers was previously modified by grafting hydrophobic compounds (octyl gallate and lauryl gallate) by means of an enzymatic-assisted treatment. BioPE with low melt flow index (MFI) yielded filaments with low void fraction and relatively low thickness variation. The water absorption of the biocomposites was remarkably improved when the enzymatically-hydrophobized TMP fibers were used. Importantly, the 3D printing of BioPE was improved by adding 10% and 20% TMP fibers to the composition. Thus, 3D printable biocomposites with low water uptake can be manufactured by using fully biobased materials and environmentally-friendly processes.

Original language	English
Article number	314
Journal	Polymers
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10030314
Publication status	Published - 13 Mar 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

3D printing
BioPE
Biocomposites
Grafting
Laccase
Lauryl gallate
Octyl gallate
TMP

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3D printable filaments made of biobased polyethylene biocomposites

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