BTAINING AND CHARACTERIZING A COMPOSITE WITH POLYESTER RESIN AND BAMBUSA VULGARIS LOADS AND REAGENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOTIC LENSES
Low Cost, Natural Fibers, Ophthalmic Lenses Rejected, Bambusa Vulgaris
The world has been undergoing a restructuring of engineering, having prioritized the use of renewable energy and materials that have less impact on the environment. In this context, the use of natural fibers as a structuring element gains an emphasis on scientific research due to its contribution to the environment. The present work aimed at obtaining and characterizing a composite of Bamboo Vulgaris Schrad fiber very common in regions of Brazil and rejects of ophthalmic lenses. The composite obtained has as main characteristic the use of a plant that in many cases is seen as something unprofitable and of a plastic component that would be deposited in the environment. The loads used were in the form of a particulate material, aiming to reduce costs, considering that both are low cost materials and great accessibility for industrial use. Formulations were chosen with percentages based on 10% and 15% polyester resin of bamboo, 15% and 40% of reject, or hybrids with 5% of bamboo and 20% of reject and the material with 100% resin. The mechanical, thermal and environmental properties of the composite were determined for the formulations tested.