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Design and Characterization of Biocomposites from Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and Buriti Petiole (Mauritia flexuosa)

Samantha Andrade Vale de Sousa¹, Mercês Coelho da Silva², Orlando Gama da Silva Júnior³, Artur Caron Mottin⁴, Rodrigo Lambert Oréfice³, Eliane Ayres^1*

1 Minas Gerais State University - UEMG, Department of Materials, Technologies and Processes, School of Design, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 7545, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil
2 Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Itajubá – UNIFEI, Rua Irmã Ivone Drumond, 200 - Distrito Industrial II, Itabira - MG, Brazil
3 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil
4 Mechanical Department, Minas Gerais Federal Institute – IFMG, Av. Michael Pereira de Souza, 3007, Avenue - Campinho - Congonhas - MG, Brazil

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