Sara Amini Mankoodehi

Ms. Sara Amini Mankoodehi


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 August 2024 in Molecules
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RSRubén Seoane-Rivero
Rubén Seoane-Rivero
PEPatricia Ares Elejoste
Patricia Ares Elejoste
KGKoldo Gondra
Koldo Gondra
SMSara Amini Mankoodehi
Sara Amini Mankoodehi
PHPedro Luis de Hoyos-Martinez
Pedro Luis de Hoyos-Martinez
María Gonzalez AlriolsMaría Gonzalez Alriols
María Gonzalez Alriols
Currently, the composite industry is focusing on more environmentally friendly resources in order to generate a new range of biobased materials. In this manuscript, we present a new work using lignocellulosic wastes from the paper industry to incorporate into biobased epoxy systems. The manufactured materials were composed of kraft lignin, glass fiber, and a sustainable epoxy system, obtaining a 40% biobased content. Using a vacuum infusion process, we fabricated the composites and analyzed their mechanical and UV resistance properties. The findings reveal a significant correlation between the lignin content and flexural modulus and strength, showing an increase of 69% in the flexural modulus and 134% in the flexural strength with the presence of 5% of lignin content. Moreover, it is necessary to highlight that the presence of synthesized lignin inhibits the UV degradation of the biobased epoxy coating. We propose that the use of lignocellulosic-based wastes could improve the mechanical properties and generate UV resistance in the composite materials.