Structure and properties of fibres from sea-grass (Zostera marina)
| Type | Article | ||||||||
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| Date | 2007-07 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Davies Peter 1, Morvan C2, Sire O3, Baley C3 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : IFREMER, Mat & Struct Grp ERT MS, F-29280 Plouzane, France. 2 : Univ Rouen, CNRS, UMR 6037, IFRMP 23, F-76851 Mont St Aignan, France. 3 : Univ Bretagne Sud, L2PIC, F-56321 Lorient, France. |
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| Source | Journal of Materials Science (0022-2461) (Springer), 2007-07 , Vol. 42 , N. 13 , P. 4850-4857 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1007/s10853-006-0546-1 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 55 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Xylan, Tension, Mechanical behaviour, IR spectroscopy, Sea grass, Fibre | ||||||||
| Abstract | This paper presents results from a study of fibres extracted from Zostera marina eel-grass collected from the Baltic coast. This species of sea-grass is shown to contain small diameter (around 5 mu m) fibres composed of similar to 57% cellulose, similar to 38% of non-cellulosic polysaccharides (mainly xylan) and similar to 5% of residual matter so-called Klason lignin. This composition is quite different to that of commonly used terrestrial fibres. Single fibre stiffness values up to 28 GPa were measured. This stiffness combined with a low density could provide an attractive reinforcement for composite materials, and may be particularly suitable for use in bio-degradable structures. | ||||||||
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