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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0188-4999</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4999</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0188-49992020000200475</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/rica.53541</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[PRODUCTION OF LOW-COST BIOCOMPOSITE MADE OF PALM FIBERS WASTE AND GYPSUM PLASTER]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[PRODUCCIÓN DE BIOCOMPUESTOS DE BAJO COSTO A PARTIR DE DESHECHOS DE FIBRA DE PALMA Y YESO]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wissem]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mohamed Khater]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hisham Mustafa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Souilah]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marwa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nouri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Khamsa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Regaya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mohamed Ben]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Essghaier Gaied]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mohamed]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Sousse  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sousse ]]></addr-line>
<country>Tunisia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Housing and Building National Research Center  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Giza ]]></addr-line>
<country>Egypt</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Faculty of Sciences of Gabes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zrig Gabes ]]></addr-line>
<country>Tunisia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,CTMCCV  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ouardia Tunis]]></addr-line>
<country>Tunisia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>475</fpage>
<lpage>483</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-49992020000200475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-49992020000200475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-49992020000200475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In recent years, natural fibers have been increasingly employed in building materials, due to their proprieties for manufacturing low-cost, renewable, and eco-friendly composites. This study aimed to develop a biocomposite based on local materials: natural fibers and plaster. The natural fibers used are date palm fibers waste from Gabes oasis, Tunisia. In order to characterize these materials, many properties were investigated experimentally (i.e., size, thermal behavior, and microstructural characteristics). On the biocomposite samples, compressive and flexural strength, as well as water absorption tests were performed, properties which increased with the addition of fiber wastes. In order to improve the composite durability, chemical treatments with sodium hypochlorite and resin coating were carried out to decrease surface tension and improve adhesion with the plaster matrix. As a result, the biocomposite showed satisfactory physical, thermal, and mechanical performances, which qualify it as a thermal insulation building material.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En años recientes, las fibras naturales se han empleado de manera creciente en materiales de construcción debido a sus propiedades para manufacturar compuestos resistentes, de bajo costo y amigables con el ambiente. Este estudio tuvo como propósito desarrollar un biocompuesto a partir de materiales locales: fibras naturales y yeso. Las fibras naturales utilizadas son fibras de desecho de palmas de dátiles del oasis de Gabes, Túnez. Con el fin de caracterizar estos materiales se investigaron de manera experimental muchas de sus propiedades (por ejemplo, tamaño, comportamiento térmico y características microestructurales). En las muestras de biocompuestos se llevaron a cabo pruebas de resistencia estructural y a la compresión, así como de absorción de agua, propiedades que se incrementaron con la adición de fibras de desecho. Con el fin de prolongar la durabilidad del biocompuesto se realizaron tratamientos químicos con hipoclorito de sodio y recubrimiento de resina para disminuir la tensión superficial y mejorar la adhesión a la matriz de yeso. Como resultado, el biocompuesto tuvo un desempeño físico, térmico y mecánico satisfactorio, que lo califica como material viable para aislamiento térmico en la construcción.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[alkaline treatment]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[biomasa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[yeso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tratamiento alcalino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cualidades físicas y mecánicas]]></kwd>
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