An Important aspect with respect to optimal mechanical performance of fiber reinforced
composites in general and durability in particular is the optimization of the interfacial bond …

The physicochemical surface properties of cellulose and lignocellulosic materials are of
major importance in the context of the production of composites, in papermaking, and textile …

Wood fibres are the most abundantly used cellulose fibre. They have been extensively used
in the modern composite industry due to their specific characteristics. This chapter …

Residual softwood sawdust was pretreated by a steam‐explosion technique. It was used as
a natural filler in polypropylene (PP)‐based composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis and …

Organically modified montmorillonites obtained by cation exchange from the same natural
layered silicate were studied. The surface properties of the pristine and a series of …

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of interfacial chemistry on the
interfacial micromechanics of cellulose fiber/polymer composites. Different interfacial …

Natural fibers are promising alternatives to synthetic fibers because of their sustainability,
low environmental footprint and specific properties desirable for a wide range of technical …

It is examined whether useful information on plant fiber surfaces can be retrieved from
wetting experiments such as dynamic contact angle (DCA) analysis by use of the Wilhelmy …

A lignocellulosic flour was obtained by grinding dried cladodes of Opuntia ficus‐indica. It
was used as low cost natural filler in PP and the effect of the treatment of the filler with MAPP …

An extensive surface characterization of okra hydrocolloid extract was conducted by means
of inverse gas chromatography (IGC) at infinite dilution in three temperatures (40, 50, 60° C) …