Bioactive Propolis-Silane System as Antifungal Agent in Lignocellulosic-Polymer Composites.

ABSTRACT: Polymer composites with renewable lignocellulosic fillers, despite their many advantages, are susceptible to biodegradation, which is a major limitation in terms of external applications. The work uses an innovative hybrid propolis-silane modifier in order to simultaneously increase the resistance to fungal attack, as well as to ensure good interfacial adhesion of the filler-polymer matrix. Polypropylene composites with 30% pine wood content were obtained by extrusion and pressing. The samples were exposed to the fungi: white-rot fungus Coriolus versicolor, brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana, and soft-rot fungus Chaetomium globosum for 8 weeks. Additionally, biological tests of samples that had been previously exposed to UV radiation were carried out, which allowed th

SUBMITTER: Odalanowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9145847 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature