A novel approach to design structural natural fiber composites from sustainable CO2-derived polyhydroxyurethane thermosets with outstanding properties and circular features
[en] We herein propose capitalizing on strong hydrogen bonding from novel bio-CO2-derived dynamic thermosets to achieve high-performance natural fiber composites (NFC) with circular features. CO2- and biomass-derived polyhydroxyurethane (PHU) thermosets were selected, for the first time of our knowledge, as matrices for their ability to make strong H-bond, resulting in outstanding mechanical properties for NFC. Exploiting this H-bond key feature, exceptional interface bonding between flax and PHU was confirmed by atomic force microscopy and rationalized by atomistic simulation. Without any treatment, an increase of 30% of stiffness and strength was unveiled compared to an epoxy benchmark, reaching 35 GPa and 440 MPa respectively. Related to the thermoreversible nature of hydroxyurethane moieties, cured flax-PHU were successfully self-welded and displayed promising properties, together with recyclability features. This opens advanced opportunities that cannot be reached with epoxy-based composites. Implementing CO2-derived thermosets in NFC could lead to more circular materials, critical for achieving sustainability goals.
Research Center/Unit :
CESAM - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials - ULiège CERM - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules - ULiège
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Seychal, Guillem ; University of Mons [UMons] - Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers [CIRMAP] - Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials - Belgium ; University of the Basque Country - POLYMAT- Donostia/SanSebastian - Spain
Nickmilder, Pierre ; University of Mons [UMons] - Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering - Laboratory for Physics of Nanomaterials and Energy [LPNE] - Belgium
Lemaur, Vincent ; University of Mons [UMons] - Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering - Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials - Belgium
Ocando, Connie ; University of Mons [UMons] - Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers [CIRMAP] - Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials - Belgium
Grignard, Bruno ; University of Liège [ULiège] - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials [CESAM] Research Unit - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules [CERM] - Belgium ; University of Liège [ULiège] - FRITCO2T Platform - Belgium
Leclère, Philippe; University of Mons [UMons] - Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering - Laboratory for Physics of Nanomaterials and Energy [LPNE] - Belgium
Detrembleur, Christophe ; University of Liège [ULiège] - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials [CESAM] Research Unit - Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules [CERM] - Belgium
Lazzaroni, Roberto; University of Mons [UMons] - Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering - Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials - Belgium
Sardon, Haritz; University of the Basque Country - POLYMAT- Donostia/SanSebastian - Spain
Aranburu, Nora ; University of the Basque Country - POLYMAT- Donostia/SanSebastian - Spain
Raquez, Jean-Marie; University of Mons [UMons] - Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers [CIRMAP] - Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials - Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
A novel approach to design structural natural fiber composites from sustainable CO2-derived polyhydroxyurethane thermosets with outstanding properties and circular features
Publication date :
October 2024
Journal title :
Composites. Part A, Applied Science and Manufacturing
ISSN :
1359-835X
Publisher :
Elsevier BV
Volume :
185
Pages :
108311
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Tags :
CÉCI : Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif Tier-1 supercomputer
European Projects :
H2020 - 955700 - NIPU - SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF NOVEL NONISOCYANATE POLYURETHANES
Funders :
EU - European Union Walloon region F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique European Union. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Funding text :
The authors would like to thank the financial support provided by
the NIPU-EJD project; this project has received funding from the Eu- ropean Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955700. JM.R. and C.D. thank F.R.S.-FNRS, Belgium for funding. The research at LPNE is partly supported by F.R.S. – FNRS PDR Project, Belgium (40007942) and F.R.S. – FNRS Grands Equipements Project (40007941) (Belgium). The modeling activities in Mons are supported by FNRS, Belgium (Consortium des Equipements de Calcul Intensif – CECI, under Grant 2.5020.11) and by the Walloon Region, Belgium (ZENOBE and LUCIA Tier-1 supercomputers, under grant 1117545).
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