[EN] The use of mathematical models in the field of education and training is becoming increasingly common. Specifically, in Materials Engineering area, where thermal analysis techniques widely contributes to study the ...

[EN] A comparison is made between available literature and present results of the three major types of polylactide (PLA) degradation giving a compiled view on the details of degradation mechanisms with relation to explicit ...

Thermal degradation of PLA is a complex process since it comprises many simultaneous reactions. The use of analytical techniques, such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TGA), yields useful ...

[EN] The extended use of polymers from renewable resources such as aliphatic polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates boosted the necessity to understand their behaviour in an end-of-life scenario. Although they can be degraded ...

[EN] Thermal degradation of chitosan with varying deacetylation degree (DD) ranging between 50 and 85% was analyzed by dynamic thermogravimetric analysis at different heating rates. The present study focused on the temperature ...

[EN] Self-reinforced polymer composites (SRCs) are proposed as a suitable alternative for composite development, based in the combination of a polymeric matrix and a polymeric fibre made of the same polymer. SRCs based in ...

[ES] Los tanques hiperbáricos de carbono/epoxi se consideran una opción viable para almacenar hidrógeno como combustible, dada su alta resistencia mecánica respecto a su peso. Entender y predecir el efecto de eventos ...