Abstract
Plant fibers have many positive aspects, such as low production costs, abundance, low density and high mechanical properties, which make them very attractive in composite field. Opuntia ficus indica fibers are one of the most available natural fibres in Algeria and represents an interesting source of cellulosic reinforcing materials. The paper aims to study the potential use of plant fibers extracted from opuntia ficus indica cladodes plant as reinforcement in PHBV biocomposites. The chemical composition of the natural fibers as well as their thermal stability were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. The effect of plant fibers on the tensile behavior of biocomposites based PHBV prepared by melt compounding at filler content of 20 wt% was also investigated. The results showed a significant increase in tensile properties of PHBV/OFIF biocomposites compared to the virgin PHBV.
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