In this investigation we report the sonochemical synthesis of a bionanocomposite made of Fique fibers and MOF-199 nanostructures. The in situ synthesis of MOF-199 was performed using a sonochemical method. The resultant materials were compared with those obtained from a traditional room temperature synthesis method 1,2. The bionanocomposites were characterized using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), which confirmed the presence of MOF-199 crystals on the surface of the natural Fique fibers. The interaction between the MOFs nanostructures and the template was studied by UV/Vis diffuse reflectance and photoacoustic spectroscopy (PSA). Additionally, the effect of surface modification with MOF-199 on fiber mechanical properties was examined.1. Tranchemontagne, D.J., Hunt, J.R., Yaghi, O.M.,Tetrahedron, 2008 , 64, 8553�8557.2. Abbasi A. R.; Akhbari K.; Morsali A., Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2012 ,19, 846�852.

Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of functional nanocomposites of fique fiber and MOF-199

245th National Meeting (2013)

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