Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications
In the agricultural sector, companies involved in the production of plastic greenhouses are currently searching for a suitable covering adapted for every climate in the world. For this purpose, this research work has determined the chemical, radiometric and mechanical properties of 53 polymeric film...
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| author | Franco, John E. Rodríguez-Arroyo, Jesús A. Ortiz Rodríguez, Isabel María Sánchez-Soto, Pedro J. Garzón Garzón, Eduardo Lao Arenas, María Teresa |
| author_facet | Franco, John E. Rodríguez-Arroyo, Jesús A. Ortiz Rodríguez, Isabel María Sánchez-Soto, Pedro J. Garzón Garzón, Eduardo Lao Arenas, María Teresa |
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| description | In the agricultural sector, companies involved in the production of plastic greenhouses are currently searching for a suitable covering adapted for every climate in the world. For this purpose, this research work has determined the chemical, radiometric and mechanical properties of 53 polymeric films samples from Europe and South America. The chemical tests carried out with these samples were elemental analysis (C, H and N) and FT–IR spectrometry. The radiometric properties here studied were the transmission, absorption and reflection coefficients along the spectrum between 300 and 1100 nm. For the mechanical properties, tensile strength, tear strength and dart impact strength, tests were carried out. Finally, all these data were collected, and a multivariate statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS statistical to group the samples into statistical groups adapted to specific climatic regions. The elemental analysis and FT–IR spectrometry allowed group the samples into nine groups. The samples were grouped according to their chemical (elemental analysis), radiometric and mechanical properties by multivariate analysis. The dendrogram separated five very different groups in terms of number of samples. These groups have specific chemical, radiometric and mechanical characteristics that separate them from the rest. These groups make it possible to narrow down the applications and correlate with the radiometric properties to see in which geographical area of the world they are most effective in increasing yields and achieving higher quality production. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-139712023-04-12T19:30:16Z Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications Franco, John E. Rodríguez-Arroyo, Jesús A. Ortiz Rodríguez, Isabel María Sánchez-Soto, Pedro J. Garzón Garzón, Eduardo Lao Arenas, María Teresa polymeric films polyethylene thermoplastics cool plastic greenhouses multivariate statistical analysis climate In the agricultural sector, companies involved in the production of plastic greenhouses are currently searching for a suitable covering adapted for every climate in the world. For this purpose, this research work has determined the chemical, radiometric and mechanical properties of 53 polymeric films samples from Europe and South America. The chemical tests carried out with these samples were elemental analysis (C, H and N) and FT–IR spectrometry. The radiometric properties here studied were the transmission, absorption and reflection coefficients along the spectrum between 300 and 1100 nm. For the mechanical properties, tensile strength, tear strength and dart impact strength, tests were carried out. Finally, all these data were collected, and a multivariate statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS statistical to group the samples into statistical groups adapted to specific climatic regions. The elemental analysis and FT–IR spectrometry allowed group the samples into nine groups. The samples were grouped according to their chemical (elemental analysis), radiometric and mechanical properties by multivariate analysis. The dendrogram separated five very different groups in terms of number of samples. These groups have specific chemical, radiometric and mechanical characteristics that separate them from the rest. These groups make it possible to narrow down the applications and correlate with the radiometric properties to see in which geographical area of the world they are most effective in increasing yields and achieving higher quality production. 2022-09-14T13:17:48Z 2022-09-14T13:17:48Z 2022-08-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1996-1944 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13971 10.3390/ma15165532 en https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/16/5532 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | polymeric films polyethylene thermoplastics cool plastic greenhouses multivariate statistical analysis climate Franco, John E. Rodríguez-Arroyo, Jesús A. Ortiz Rodríguez, Isabel María Sánchez-Soto, Pedro J. Garzón Garzón, Eduardo Lao Arenas, María Teresa Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title | Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title_full | Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title_fullStr | Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title_short | Chemical, Radiometric and Mechanical Characterization of Commercial Polymeric Films for Greenhouse Applications |
| title_sort | chemical, radiometric and mechanical characterization of commercial polymeric films for greenhouse applications |
| topic | polymeric films polyethylene thermoplastics cool plastic greenhouses multivariate statistical analysis climate |
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