Abstract
Cellulose composites with maleic anhydride – dicyclopentadiene copolymer matrix were obtained by “in situ” free-radical polymerization. The syntheses were carried out in two different solvents: toluene and dioxane, aiming at determining their influence upon both the polymerization process and properties of the resulting materials. The composite materials obtained were characterized both structurally by FT-IR, XRD and SEM, and from the thermal behavior point of view by TGA-DSC-MS analyses. Keywords: cellulose composites, maleic anhydride – dicyclopentadiene copolymer, in situ polymerization