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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Hemp Seed Hull and Cellulose Acetate Thermoplastic Biocomposites and Their Properties.

Ramune Rutkaite, Joana Bendoraitiene, Giedruna Pavuolyte, Laura Peciulyte, Dovile Liudvinaviciute, Paulius Barvainis, Visvaldas Varzinskas

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Ramune RutkaiteDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-3828-8460
Joana BendoraitieneDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-5517-9501
Giedruna PavuolyteDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Laura PeciulyteDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-5641-4884
Dovile LiudvinaviciuteDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-5794
Paulius BarvainisDepartment of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Rd. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Visvaldas VarzinskasCentre of Advanced Packaging Materials and Technology Research, Kaunas University of Technology, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Funding

Economic Revitalization and Resilience Enhancement Plan "New Generation Lithuania", Innovation Agency 02-002-P-0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study explores the potential of thermoplastic biocomposites made from cellulose acetate, modified hemp seed hull particulate fillers and environmentally friendly plasticizer triacetin. Emphasizing the environmental advantages of utilizing natural materials, the research demonstrates the impact of different hemp hull chemical modification, such as alkali treatment or acetylation, on the mechanical properties of the resultant composites. Hemp seed hulls treated with 4-16% NaOH solution were studied using SEM imaging, FT-IR, XRD and chemical composition analyses. The study showed that alkaline treatment of hemp seed hull particles improved the mechanical properties of biocomposites, and the optimum concentration of NaOH solution ranged from 8 to 12%. The tensile modulus increased by 17-24%, and the tensile strength improved by 21-23% in biocomposites containing HH8 and HH12 fillers, while hardness increased by approximately 11-13%. It was also demonstrated that alkaline treatment of hemp seed hull fillers accelerated the biodegradation of biocomposite extrudates under aerobic conditions in a standard aqueous medium. Overall, the results demonstrated the potential of alkaline-treated hemp seed hulls as fillers in composite bioplastics.

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CannabisCelluloseSeedsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredTensile StrengthX-Ray DiffractionacetylcelluloseCellulosebiocompositescellulose acetatechemical modificationhemp seed hullsthermal extrusion

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PMID42123819
PMCPMC13165067

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