title: Lactic acid/wood-based composite material. Part 1: Synthesis and characterization.
abstract: As biomass feedstock, wood and lactic acid biopolymers have been used as constituents of an innovative biocomposite material possessing remarkable properties. Three different systems were made by soaking lactic acid oligomers into solid wood and then oven heating to induce in situ polymerisation, confirmed by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis. Combinations of treatment systems and heating durations, implying structural wood modification, led to different physical behaviours of the composites. The first obtained material was in the form of softened and easily bendable wood. Subjected to an extended heating period, this softened material could then regain its initial hardness. Another treatment parameter combination directly led to densified wood with improved properties. These two main composite materials are expected to be useable for bending, stamping or flooring industrial uses, depending on their physical condition.
authors.affiliation: LERMAB 1093, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UHP Nancy I, ENSTIB, 27 rue du Merle Blanc, Epinal Cedex 9, France. marionnoel88@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fredon
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mougel
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delmotte
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D002138:Calibration; D002384:Catalysis; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D014934:Wood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001704:Biopolymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols