Ibrahim Lemrhari

Mr. Ibrahim Lemrhari

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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

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

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31 October 2018 in Coatings
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ODOisik Das
Oisik Das
TLThomas Aditya Loho
Thomas Aditya Loho
Antonio CapezzaAntonio Capezza
Antonio Capezza
ILIbrahim Lemrhari
Ibrahim Lemrhari
Mikael HedenqvistMikael Hedenqvist
Mikael Hedenqvist
This study presents an approach to protect wheat gluten (WG) plastic materials against water/moisture by adhering it with a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film using a diamine (Jeffamine®) as a coupling agent and a compression molding operation. The laminations were applied using two different methods, one where the diamine was mixed with the WG powder and ground together before compression molding the mixture into plates with PET films on both sides. In the other method, the PET was pressed to an already compression molded WG, which had the diamine brushed on the surface of the material. Infrared spectroscopy and nanoindentation data indicated that the diamine did act as a coupling agent to create strong adhesion between the WG and the PET film. Both methods, as expected, yielded highly improved water vapor barrier properties compared to the neat WG. Additionally, these samples remained dimensionally intact. Some unintended side effects associated with the diamine can be alleviated through future optimization studies.