ESPERIDIANA AUGUSTA BARRETOS DE MOURA

ESPERIDIANA AUGUSTA BARRETOS DE MOURA

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Graduated in Chemical Engineering at Faculdade Oswaldo Cruz (1983), Master in Nuclear Technology - Applications at IPEN / USP (1999), Ph.D. in Nuclear Technology - Applications at IPEN / USP (2006) and Post-Doctorate at Center for Advanced Materials ( T-CAM) from Tuskegee University, AL, USA. The main lines of research are: Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles; Obtaining and characterization of nanoparticles from mineral activity and agroindustry residues; Micro and nanofiller functionalization; Synthesis and reduction of graphene oxide; Development and modification of composite materials based on conventional and biodegradable polymers with vegetable fibers, micro and nanofillers of renewable origin; Development of biodegradable, active and intelligent plastic packaging for food, cosmetics, medical and pharmaceutical products; Development of conductive polymeric materials; Development of biomaterials for application in the regeneration of bone and dental tissue. (Text obtained from the Currículo Lattes on October 8th 2021)

Possui graduação em Engenharia Química pela Faculdade Oswaldo Cruz (1983), mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear ? Aplicações pelo IPEN/USP (1999), doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear ? Aplicações pelo IPEN/USP (2006) e Pós-Doutorado no Center for Advanced Materials (T-CAM) da Tuskegee University, AL, USA. As principais linhas de pesquisa são: Síntese de nanopartículas metálicas; Obtenção e caracterização de nanopartículas a partir de resíduos da atividade mineral e da agroindústria; Funcionalização de micro e nanocargas; Síntese e redução de óxido de grafeno; Desenvolvimento e modificaçao de materiais compósitos baseados em polímeros convencionais e biodegradáveis com fibras vegetais, micro e nanocargas de origem renovável; Desenvolvimento de embalagens plásticas biodegradáveis, ativas e inteligentes para alimentos, cosméticos, produtos médicos e farmacêuticos;Desenvolvimento de materiais poliméricos condutores; Desenvolvimento de biomateriais para aplicação na regeneração de tecidos ósseos e dentários. (Texto extraído do Currículo Lattes em 08 out. 2021)

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Mechanical and morphological properties of hybrid composites based on recycled LDPE/EVA blend reinforced with clay and babassu fiber residues
2020 - TAMURA, CAROLINE S.; ARANTES, MARIANA; CARMO, KARINA H.S.; SANTOS, BIANCA S.; OLIVEIRA, RENE R.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
Over the years the consumption of plastic products made of conventional polymers has produced a large amount of waste which has led to disposal problems worldwide. Among the alternatives to minimize these problems are reuse and recycling practices. Then, the recycling of plastic and the use of recycled materials to produce new materials reinforced with nanoparticles from natural resources can be an alternative to reduce inappropriate waste disposal. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the addition of clay and non-treated babassu fiber residues on the mechanical and morphological properties of composite based on recycled LDPE/EVA blend. Composite materials containing 1–3 wt% of babassu residues and 1 wt% of clay were prepared using a twin-screw extruder machine and flat die single extrusion process, in order to prepare hybrid composites sheets. The sheets prepared by recycled LDPE/EVA blend and its composites were characterized by tensile tests, XRD, and FE-SEM analysis and the correlation between properties was discussed.
Production and characterization of a hybrid composite of polypropylene reinforced with piassava (Attalea funifera Martius) fiber and light green clay
2019 - CORREIA, SABRINA A.; CRUZ, PEDRO V.; RODRIGUES, TASSON C.; MONTEIRO, ALEX; DIAZ, FRANCISCO R.V.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
Waste materials have been frequently used as reinforcing materials, to obtain a composite with better properties. Piassava palm is native to the state of Bahia (Brazil) and its fiber, piassava fiber (PF) is awaste material frequently used for industrial and domestic brooms, industrial brushes, carpets, and roofs. The light green clay (LGC) is a natural smectite Brazilian clay from the state of Paraiba. This work aims to produce and evaluate the advantages of this new product achieved by the inclusion of these two natural materials into polypropylene (PP) matrix. A melting extrusion process, using a twin-screw extruder and injection molding machine was used to obtain PP/LGC (97/3 wt%), PP/PF (90/10 wt%) and PP/LGC/PF (87/3/10 wt%) composites. The materials were characterized by mechanical tests, TG, DSC, SEM, and XRD analysis.
Preparation and characterization of clay exfoliation and vegetal fibre on properties of recycled low density polyethylene
2017 - ACHUSIM-UDENKO, AMAUCHE C.; RENATA, COIDA D.S.; VALENZUELA-DIAZ, FRANCISCO R.; ONYEDIKA, GERALD O.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.; OGWUEGBU, MARTIN C.; VALENZUELA-DIAZ, GRACA
This work aims to incorporate Mgbee clay, vegetal fibre ( Costus afer ) in recycled low density polyethylene (rLDPE). The incorporation of clay and vegetal fibre in rLDPE was carried out using a twin screw extruder machine and the nano composites were obtained. The nano composites were characterized by the Young’s modules test, tensile tests, bending test, XRD, SEM, DSC, and TG and other properties evaluated. The results of morphological and thermal properties showed a good interaction between the clay, and rLDPE as compared to neat rLDPE.
Development and characterization of recycled-HDPE/EVA foam reinforced with babassu coconut epicarp fiber residues
2018 - ARANTES, MARIANA M.; SANTANA, JULYANA; VALENZUELA-DIAZ, F.R.; RANGARI, VIJAY K.; GUVEN, OLGUN; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
Nowadays, the development of polymeric materials reinforced with residues of vegetal fibers is becoming popular for application in different segments, from the automotive to the civil construction and furniture industry. Vegetal fiber residues may be used as reinforcement of the recycled polymer materials, for instance, to produce foams to packaging or to thermal and acoustic isolation for green building application. This work is focused on the development and characterization of recycled-HDPE/EVA foam reinforced with fiber residues from babassu coconut epicarp. Firstly, composites based on recycled-HDPE/EVA blend reinforced with babassu coconut fiber were obtained by melting extrusion process. The composites were then extruded in a special single screw for foaming. The foam samples were submitted to mechanical tests, density measurement, DSC, TG, and FE-SEM analysis.
Effect of electron-beam irradiation on Nylon-6/diamond coated CNTS composite fiber
2013 - IMAM, MUHAMMAD A.; GOMES, M.G.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.; JEELANI, SHAIK; RANGARI, VIJAY K.
Polyamides (Nylon-6) are engineering plastic with excellent properties which are useful in several industrial applications and are valued for their high strength and processability. The addition of filler such as diamond coated Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs) to form molded composites has increased the range of polyamide applications due to the resulting increase in strength. The effects of electron-beam irradiation on these thermoplastic nanocomposites are either increases the cross-linking or causes chain scission. In this study, DN-coated CNTs were synthesized using sonochemical technique in the presence of cationic surfactant CTAB. These hybrid nanoparticles were characterized using TEM analysis. The nanoparticles were then introduced into Nylon-6 polymer through a melt extrusion process to form nanocomposite fibers that were tested for their mechanical & thermal properties (e.g. tensile and Differential Scanning Calorimetry). These composites were further exposed to the electron-beam (160 KGy, 132 KGy and 99 KGy) using a 1.5 MeV electron beam accelerator, at room temperature, in presence of air and tested for their thermal and mechanical properties. The ultimate tensile strength were found to be 521 MPa, 690 MPa and 425 MPa for radiated (99 KGy,132 KGy and 160 KGy) DN/CNTs/Nylon-6 single fibers as compared to 346 MPa for DN/CNTs/Nylon-6 single fibers without irradiation and 240 MPa for neat Nylon-6 single fibers respectively. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis results were showed that degree of cure was increased because of cross-linking which was expected at high electron-beam radiation dose.
Comparison between HDPE/clay and HDPE/piassava fiber/clay treated by electron beam radiation
2013 - ORTIZ, ANGEL; ESCANHOELA, CORDELIA M.F.; GOMES, MICHELLE; OLIVEIRA, RENE R.; DIAZ, FRANCISCO R.V.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
This work evaluates changes in morphological, mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of electron-beam irradiated HDPE/nanoclay and HDPE/Piassava fiber/nanoclay. Material samples irradiated with 100 and 200 kGy using a 1.5 MeV electron beam accelerator (room temperature, presence of air) were submitted to tensile, flexural, and HDT tests. MFI, SEM and XRD analyses were carried out. Correlation between properties was discussed. Results showed that incorporation of piassava (Attalea funifera Mart) fiber and nanoclay, followed by irradiation represented significant gain in thermo-mechanical properties. Changes in surface morphology and reduction in MFI were observed. In conclusion, it may be claimed that the incorporation of piassava fiber in small size particles and nanoclay in the HDPE followed by electron-beam irradiation effectively improved the polymer properties and led to materials with superior properties suitable for several industrial applications.
Comparative study of the sugarcane bagasse FIBER/HDPE composite properties using electron-beam and gamma radiation treatments
2012 - PEREIRA, AMANDA C.S.; CHINELLATO, ANNE C.; SORIA, ALEJANDRA T.; ABREU, ANIBAL V.; DEL MASTRO, NELIDA L.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
This work presents a comparative study of the thermo-mechanical and morphological properties of sugarcane bagasse fiber/HDPE composite treated with electron-beam and gamma radiation. The composite samples obtained by extrusion and injection molding processes were irradiated at 50 and 90 kGy using either a 1.5 MeV electron beam accelerator or gamma irradiator EMI-9, at room temperature in presence of air. The irradiated and non-irradiated samples were submitted to mechanical and MFI tests, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), sol-gel analysis and X-Rays Diffraction (XRD) and the correlation between their properties was discussed. Improvement of the bagasse fiber/HDPE composite properties, using electron-beam or gamma radiation, was found.
Thermal and morphological behavior of EVOH/piassava fiber composites
2012 - NOGUEIRA, BEATRIZ R.; CHINELLATO, ANNE; ORTIZ, ANGEL V.; PARVEEN, ARIFA; RANGARI, VIJAYA K.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.
Composite consisting of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) with short piassava fibers were prepared by extrusion process and their thermal and morphological behavior were investigated. The EVOH reinforced with 5 and 10 % of piassava {Attaleafimifera Mart) fiber particle, based on the percentage weight ratio (wt %), untreated and treated with a commercial silane coupling agent, were prepared and the influence of fiber loading and the effect of chemical treatment on their thermal and morphological behavior were evaluated by SEM, DSC and TG analyses. Melt flow index (MFI) of the composites have been determined to evaluate the effects of fiber reinforcement on dynamic viscoelastic melt of the EVOH. In addition, piassava fibers characterization by SEM, FTIR, and organic and inorganic composition have also been carried out. The SEM results of the composites showed surface micrographs without microvoids and a good distribution, dispersion and compatibility between the fillers and the EVOH matrix. Concerning the piassava fibers characterization, the results showed that piassava has higher lignin content than cellulose and hemicelluloses, and around 0.7 % of ash with 52 % of silica (Si02). This high concentration of silica is consistent with the SEM analysis of the fiber that showed a large amount of "silica rings" encrusted on their surface.
Re-emerging field of lignocellulosic fiber – polymer composites and ionizing radiation technology in their formulation
2016 - GUVEN, OLGUN; MONTEIRO, SERGIO N.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.; DRELICH, JAROSLAW W.
Natural cellulose-based fibers offer low cost, low density composite reinforcement with good strength and stiffness. Because of their annual renewability and biodegradability, natural fibers have materialized as environmentally-friendly alternatives to synthetic fibers in the last two decades. They are replacing synthetic materials in some traditional composites in industrial manufacturing sectors such as automotive, construction, furniture, and other consumer goods. In this work, the use of lignocellulosic fibers in green materials engineering, particularly their application as polymeric composite reinforcement and surface treatment via ionizing radiation are reviewed. Because these cellulose-based materials are intrinsically hydrophilic, they require surface modification to improve their affinity for hydrophobic polymeric matrices, which enhances the strength, durability, and service lifetime of the resulting lignocellulosic fiber-polymer composites. In spite of a long history of using chemical methods in the modification of material surfaces, including the surface of lignocellulosic fibers, recent research leans instead towards application of ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation methods are considered superior to chemical methods, as they are viewed as clean, energy saving, and environmentally friendly. Recent applications of controlled ionizing radiation doses in the formulation of natural fiber –reinforced polymeric composites resulted in products with enhanced fiberpolymer interfacial bonding without affecting the inner structure of lignocellulosic fibers. These applications are critically reviewed in this contribution.
Electron-beam irradiation effect on thermal and mechanical properties of nylon-6 nanocomposite fiber infused with diamond and diamond coated carbon nanotubes
2016 - IMAM, MUHAMMAD A.; JEELANI, SHAIK; RANGARI, VIJAYA K.; GOMES, MICHELLE G.; MOURA, ESPERIDIANA A.B.