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Environmental and Durability Perspective of the Use of Curaua Fiber Treated in Mortars

Afonso R. G. de Azevedo^1,*, Marcelo Nascimento², Dirlane do Carmo³, Markssuel T. Marvila⁴, Gustavo de C. Xavier¹, Sergio Neves Monteiro⁴

1 UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, LECIV—Civil Engineering Laboratory, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
2 UFF—Federal Fluminense University, TER—Department of Agricultural Engineering, Niterói, Brazil
3 UENF—State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, LAMAV—Advanced Materials Laboratory, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
4 IME—Military Institute of Engineering, Department of Materials Science, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

* Corresponding Author: Afonso R. G. de Azevedo. Email: