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Volume 6 No. 1, 2017

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Special Issue: Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Guest Editor: Sérgio Roberto Montoro FATEC, Faculdade de Tecnologia de Pindamonhangaba, Rodovia Vereador Abel Fabrício Dias, 4010 – Água Preta, Pindamonhangaba-SP. Zip Code: 12445-010,Brazil; E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Editorial: Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites - Page 1
Sérgio Roberto Montoro

Manufacturing and Characterization of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Reinforced with Treated Sugarcane Bagasse - Pages 2-11
Kelly Cristina Coelho de Carvalho Benini, Herman Jacobus Cornelis Voorwald and Maria Odila Hilário Cioffi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.1

Degradability of Epoxy/Sisal Fiber Composites via Simulated Soil - Pages 12-16
C.F. Bandeira, S.R. Montoro, S.T. Faria, P.R.S. Moreira, A.C.C. Pereira, L.F. Oliveira and A.C. Milanese
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.2

Featuring High Impact Polystyrene Composites Strengthened with Green Coconut Fiber Developed for Automotive Industry Application - Pages 17-20
Gilmara Brandão Pereira, Glayce Cassaro Pereira, Márcio Alves de Lima, Brunno José Silva de Jesus, Ezequiel de Andrade Silva, Kelly Cristina Coelho de Carvalho Benini, Cirlene Fourquet Bandeira and Sérgio Roberto Montoro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2017.06.01.3

General Articles

Analysis of Stress Concentration Factor for Tensile Characteristics of Syntactic Foam Using Finite Element Method - Pages 21-32
Zulzamri Salleh, Md Mainul Islam and Jayantha Ananda Epaarachchi

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Volume 5 No. 3, 2016 

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Effect of Non-Rubber Constituents on Guayule and Hevea Rubber Intrinsic Properties - Pages 87-96
Shirin M.A. Monadjemi, Colleen M. McMahan and Katrina Cornish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.03.1

A Review of Backup Mechanism for Reducing Delamination when Drilling Composite Laminates - Pages 97-107
C.C. Tsao and H. Hocheng
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.03.2

A Statistical Analysis of Epoxy Polymer Reinforced with Micro Ceramic Particles - Pages 108-113
Arthur Bernardes Lara Melo, Luís Fernando Lucas Paiva, Júlio Cesar dos Santos, Leandro Jose da Silva, Túlio H. Panzera and Rodrigo Teixeira Santos Freire
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.03.3

Soy Protein Isolate/Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Films with IPN Structure by Crosslinkage of Ferulic Acid - Pages 114-117
Jun-Feng Su, Ying-Yuan Wang, Shan Han and Xiao-Long Zhang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.03.4

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Volume 5 No. 4, 2016 

Computer Integrated Manufacturing of Polyurethane Foams Steered by Measured and Calculated Data in Comparison - Pages 118-136
Heinrich Horacek
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.04.1

Formation Features of Hybrid Magnetic Materials Based on Polyphenoxazine and Magnetite Nanoparticles - Pages 137-148
S.Zh. Ozkan, G.P. Karpacheva, E.L. Dzidziguri, P.A. Chernavskii, G.N. Bondarenko and G.V. Pankina
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.04.2

Optimizing Activators Regenerated by Electron Transfer for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate Initiated by Ethyl 2-bromopropionate - Pages 149-157
Mingsen Chen, Hongwang Zhou, Xiaofang Li, Li Zhou and Faai Zhang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.04.3

Use of High-Range Water Reducer to Mitigate the Detrimental Effect of Recycled Acrylic-Based Polymers on Concrete Performance - Pages 158-168
Joseph Jean Assaad
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.04.4

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Volume 5 No. 2, 2016 

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Microwaves Devulcanization of SBR Containing Carbon Black - Pages 52-59
Denise Hirayama, Carlos Henrique Scuracchio and Clodoaldo Saron
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.02.1

Use of Hydrophilic Monomers to Avoid Secondary Particle Nucleation in Miniemulsion Polymerizations of Methyl Methacrylate - Pages 60-71
Ana Cristina Bomfim Peixoto, Izabella Maria Ferreira Campos, Helen Conceição Ferraz and José Carlos Pinto
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.02.2

Novel Polycarbonates via Phosgenation of Unsaturated Diols - Pages 72-79
Nayef S. Al-Muaikel
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.02.3

Molecular Characteristics of Chitosan and Structure of its Films Formed from Water Solutions of Acetic and Hydrochloric Acids - Pages 80-86
Nina Belnikevich, Elena Rosova, Irina Malakhova, Valery Krasikov, Zoolsho Zoolshoev, Elena Popova, Natalia Saprykina and Galina Elyashevich
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.02.4