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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-1132</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de ciencias forestales]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-1132</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-11322016000600079</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de las propiedades físicas de material compuesto elaborado con bambú (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) y polipropileno]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Physical properties of materials made of bamboo (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) and polypropylene]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Lázaro León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karen Catherine]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Gonzáles Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor E.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Cárdenas Oscanoa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aldo J.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gago Campusano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Bachiller en Ciencias Forestales  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina Facultad de Ciencias Forestales Dpto. Industrias Forestales]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,CITEMADERA  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear (IPEN)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>38</numero>
<fpage>79</fpage>
<lpage>94</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-11322016000600079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-11322016000600079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-11322016000600079&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En años recientes, se ha incrementado el uso de los compuestos termoplásticos reforzados con materiales lignocelulósicos, debido a la creciente necesidad de las industrias de la construcción y automotriz. Esta conducta es impulsada por varios factores de mercado y de la sociedad, como la demanda por productos amigables con el medio ambiente, la regulación estricta del uso de los químicos, cambios en el estilo de vida. Las fibras y harina de madera se usan comúnmente en los materiales compuestos, pero se pueden sustituir con otras naturales como el lino, sisal, palma, fique, yute, coco, bambú; la mayoría de ellos son desechos agro-industriales. Se utilizaron partículas provenientes de la parte apical de cañas residuales de bambú (Guadua angustifolia) para la obtención de materiales compuestos de polipropileno (PP) reforzados, sin y con agente acoplante (anhidrído maléico de polipropileno-MAPP). La elaboración se hizo con el método de extrusión y moldeo por compresión, con tamaños de malla ASTM: -20/+40, -40/+60 y -60/+80; proporciones de mezcla bambú/plástico: 50/50, 40/60 y 30/70; y con 0 y 2 % de MAPP. En total se obtuvieron 18 formulaciones. Se evaluaron las siguientes propiedades físicas: contenido de humedad, densidad, absorción e hinchamiento. Los resultados muestran que los materiales presentaron los mejores valores con el tamaño de malla -60/+80, con la proporción de mezcla 30/70 y cuando contenían MAPP en su composición.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Today there is a growing demand of thermoplastic composites reinforced with lignocellulosic materials in the construction and automotive industries; this growth is driven by various factors, including the need of utilizing environment friendly products, the strict regulation of the use of chemicals, and lifestyle changes. Wood fibers and flour are used in the composite materials and can be replaced with flax, sisal, palm, fique, jute, coconut, and bamboo agro-industrial waste. Particles from the apical part of residual bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) canes were used to obtain reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites, with or without a coupling agent (maleic anhydride-propylene, MAPP). The composites were made with the extrusion compression molding process, using -20/+40, -40/+60 and -60/+80 ASTM meshes; 50/50, 40/60 and 30/70 bamboo/plastic mixing ratios, and 0 and 2 % MAPP. A total of 18 formulations were obtained. The following physical properties were assessed: moisture content, density, absorption and swelling. The results show that the materials attained the best values with the -60/+80 mesh and the 30/70 mixing ratio when they contained MAPP. It can be concluded that composites can be made using bamboo particles, propylene and a coupling agent.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bambú]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Guadua angustifolia Kunth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[materiales compuestos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[método de extrusión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[polipropileno]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[propiedades físicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bamboo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Guadua angustifolia Kunth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[composite materials]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[extrusion method]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[polypropylene]]></kwd>
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