PMID- 35012177
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220113
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Dec 31
TI  - PLA Biocomposites: Evaluation of Resistance to Mold.
LID - 10.3390/polym14010157 [doi]
LID - 157
AB  - Due to the content of lignocellulosic particles, wood plastic composites (WPC) 
      composites can be attacked by both domestic and mold fungi. Household fungi 
      reduce the mechanical properties of composites, while mold fungi reduce the 
      aesthetics of products by changing their color and surface decomposition of the 
      wood substance. As part of this study, the impact of lignocellulosic fillers in 
      the form of sawdust and bark in poly (lactic acid) (PLA)-based biocomposites on 
      their susceptibility to mold growth was determined. The evaluation of the samples 
      fouled with mold fungi was performed by computer analysis of the image. For 
      comparison, tests were carried out on analogous high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 
      composites. Three levels of composites' filling were used with two degrees of 
      comminution of lignocellulosic fillers and the addition of bonding aids to 
      selected variants. The composites were produced in two stages employing extrusion 
      and flat pressing. The research revealed that PLA composites were characterized 
      by a higher fouling rate by Aspergillus niger Tiegh fungi compared to HDPE 
      composites. In the case of HDPE composites. The type of filler (bark, sawdust) 
      affected this process much more in the case of HDPE composites than for PLA 
      composites. In addition, the use of filler with smaller particles enhanced the 
      fouling process.
FAU - Borysiuk, Piotr
AU  - Borysiuk P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7508-9359
AD  - Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life 
      Sciences-SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Krajewski, Krzysztof
AU  - Krajewski K
AD  - Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life 
      Sciences-SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Auriga, Alicja
AU  - Auriga A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7968-940X
AD  - Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of 
      Technology Szczecin, Janickiego 33, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland.
FAU - Auriga, Radoslaw
AU  - Auriga R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5627-2425
AD  - Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life 
      Sciences-SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Betlej, Izabela
AU  - Betlej I
AD  - Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life 
      Sciences-SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Rybak, Katarzyna
AU  - Rybak K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3595-0818
AD  - Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food 
      Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159C Nowoursynowska St., 
      02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Nowacka, Malgorzata
AU  - Nowacka M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4689-6909
AD  - Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food 
      Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159C Nowoursynowska St., 
      02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
FAU - Boruszewski, Piotr
AU  - Boruszewski P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6500-0680
AD  - Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life 
      Sciences-SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
LA  - eng
GR  - BIOSTRATEG3/344303/14/NCBR/2018/National Centre for Research and Development/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211231
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC8747751
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HDPE
OT  - PLA
OT  - bark
OT  - biocomposites
OT  - mold
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/01/12 06:00
MHDA- 2022/01/12 06:01
PMCR- 2021/12/31
CRDT- 2022/01/11 01:17
PHST- 2021/10/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/12/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/12/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/01/11 01:17 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/01/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/01/12 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/31 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym14010157 [pii]
AID - polymers-14-00157 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym14010157 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2021 Dec 31;14(1):157. doi: 10.3390/polym14010157.