Browsing CIDETEC-Artículos by Author "Rekondo, Alaitz"

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      Aero Grade Epoxy Vitrimer towards Commercialization 

      Ruiz de Luzuriaga, Alaitz; Markaide, Nerea; M. Salaberria, Asier; Azcune, Itxaso; Rekondo, Alaitz; Grande, Hans Jürgen (MDPI, 2022-08-04)
      Traditional crosslinked aero grade epoxy resins have excellent thermal-mechanical properties and solvent resistance, but they cannot be remolded, recycled, or repaired. Vitrimers can be topologically rearranged via an ...
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      Build-To-Specification Vanillin and Phloroglucinol Derived Biobased Epoxy-Amine Vitrimers 

      Genua, Aratz; Montes, Sarah; Azcune, Itxaso; Rekondo, Alaitz; Malburet, Samuel; Daydé-Cazals, Bénédicte; Graillot, Alain (MDPI, 2020-10-22)
      Epoxy resins are widely used in the composite industry due to their dimensional stability, chemical resistance, and thermo-mechanical properties. However, these thermoset resins have important drawbacks. (i) The vast ...
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      Flexible Biocomposites with Enhanced Interfacial Compatibility Based on Keratin Fibers and Sulfur-Containing Poly(urea-urethane)s 

      Aranberri, Ibon; Montes, Sarah; Azcune, Itxaso; Rekondo, Alaitz; Grande, Hans-Jürgen (MDPI, 2018-09-21)
      Feathers are made of keratin, a fibrous protein with high content of disulfide-crosslinks and hydrogen-bonds. Feathers have been mainly used as reinforcing fiber in the preparation of biocomposites with a wide variety ...
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      Fully Biodegradable Biocomposites with High Chicken Feather Content 

      Aranberri, Ibon; Montes, Sarah; Azcune, Itxaso; Rekondo, Alaitz; Grande, Hans-Jürgen (MDPI, 2017-11-09)
      The aim of this work was to develop new biodegradable polymeric materials with high loadings of chicken feather (CF). In this study, the effect of CF concentration and the type of biodegradable matrix on the physical, ...
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      Improved Thermal Insulating Properties of Renewable Polyol Based Polyurethane Foams Reinforced with Chicken Feathers 

      Aranberri, Ibon; Montes, Sarah; Wesołowska, Ewa; Rekondo, Alaitz; Wrzesniewska-Tosik, Krystyna; Grande, Hans-Jürgen (MDPI, 2019-12-03)
      In the present work, sustainable rigid polyurethane foams (RPUF) reinforced with chicken feathers (CF) were prepared and characterized. The bio-based polyol used to formulate the foams was obtained from castor oil. This ...
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      Paving the way for a wider use of composites in railway industry 

      Gómez Fernández, Sandra; Jubete, Elena; Lopez, Blai; Navarro, Arsenio; Roig, Inma; Ritter, Klaus; Storz, Christof; Gogibus, Nicolas; Rekondo, Alaitz (Springer International Publishing, 2019-05-13)
      Different types of phosphorus containing halogen-free flame retardants (FRs) were added to an epoxy-dicyandiamide resin formulation in order to study to which extent they affect its glass transition temperature (Tg), tensile ...