Josué Rivera-Aguilera

Mr. Josué Rivera-Aguilera

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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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23 July 2026 in Polymers
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ELErick Omar Cisneros López
Erick Omar Cisneros López
Josué Rivera-AguileraJosué Rivera-Aguilera
Josué Rivera-Aguilera
RLRosa Gabriela López-Gonzaleznúñez
Rosa Gabriela López-Gonzaleznúñez
POPedro Pedro Ortega-Gudiño
Pedro Pedro Ortega-Gudiño
Rubén Gonzalez NunezRubén Gonzalez Nunez
Rubén Gonzalez Nunez
RFRoberto Carlos Vazquez Fletes
Roberto Carlos Vazquez Fletes
Rotational molding is a shear-free technology to produce hollow plastic parts. Rotomolded poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and its biocomposites remain in a largely amorphous state, which limits their stiffness, toughness, and thermal resistance. Post-processing thermal annealing develops crystallinity without additives, but its combined effect with natural fibers has rarely been quantified. This work evaluates annealing at 100 °C for 1 h on rotomolded PLA biocomposites reinforced with 10, 20, and 30 wt.% of agave, coir, or pine fibers. Crystallinity (DSC, XRD), density and porosity, morphology (SEM), water absorption, mechanical properties (tensile, flexural, Charpy impact, Shore D hardness), and 28-day disintegration under lab-scale composting conditions were measured for treated and untreated samples. Annealing raised the matrix crystallinity from below 21% to 41–56% and produced predominantly α crystals with a nearly constant average size of about 20 nm. The treatment improved the matrix-dominated properties for every formulation: for neat PLA, Charpy impact strength increased by 120% (28.1 to 61.7 J/m), flexural strength by 53% (61.1 to 93.4 MPa), and flexural modulus from 3264 to 4511 MPa. Tensile strength and modulus, in contrast, remained unchanged or decreased. Porosity, set by fiber content, was unaffected by annealing; at 30 wt.%, the matrix barrier nonetheless reversed, and annealed samples absorbed more water and disintegrated faster than untreated ones. Fiber content sets the balance between matrix crystallinity and the interfacial damage caused by crystallization-induced contraction.

23 July 2026 in Materials Chemistry and Physics
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Josué Rivera-AguileraJosué Rivera-Aguilera
Josué Rivera-Aguilera
GHG.J. Hernández-Mendoza
G.J. Hernández-Mendoza
LRL.P. Rivera
L.P. Rivera
BMBlancas Flores José Miguel
Blancas Flores José Miguel
JAJennifer Arleth Ayala Arenas
Jennifer Arleth Ayala Arenas
JQJosé Guadalupe Quiñones-Galván
José Guadalupe Quiñones-Galván