Jiménez, L.Sibaja, MaríaAlvarado, P.Jimenez, G.Barreiro, M.F.Cateto, CarolinaLopretti, Mary2010-01-302010-01-302008Jimenez, L.; Sibaja, M.; Alvarado, P.; Jimenez, G.; Barreiro, M.F.; Cateto, C.A.; Lopretti, M. (2008). Rigid composite materials from olive brush seed and unsaturated polyester resin. In Annual Technical Conference - SPE-ANTEC. Milwaukee, USA:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1578A composite material using unsaturated commercial polyester resin (UPE) and olive brush seed (OBS) was prepared. OBS was treated with sodium hydroxide and maleic anhydride (MAN) and subsequently utilized in a proportion of 35 wt.% to prepare a composite material. These materials were evaluated in terms of moisture absorption, surface density, and mechanical properties such as flexure and tensile tests.engOlive stoneComposite materialsUnsaturated polyestersconference object