A review on the characterisation of natural fibres and their composites after alkali treatment and water absorption

M Chandrasekar, MR Ishak… - Plastics, Rubber …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Natural fibre-reinforced polymer matrix composites are gaining increased attention among
the researchers due to their low density, biodegradability, abundance, good mechanical …

A review on the properties of natural fibres and its bio-composites: Effect of alkali treatment

P Sahu, MK Gupta - … of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to the dominating advantages of natural fibres such as biodegradability, eco-
friendliness, nominal cost, low density and high specific strength, they are being used …

Surface modification techniques for the preparation of different novel biofibers for composites

A Verma, A Parashar, N Jain, VK Singh… - … and Biopolymers for …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter reports on the various physical and chemical methods used in modifying the
natural fibers properties for application in reinforcing composites. Low cost, low density and …

The potential of graphene nanoplatelets in the development of smart and multifunctional ecocomposites

P Pereira, DP Ferreira, JC Araújo, A Ferreira… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Graphene and its derivatives have shown outstanding potential in many fields and
textile/composites industry are not an exception. Giving their extraordinary properties …

Effect of pretreatment methods on properties of natural fiber composites: a review

N Venkatachalam… - Polymers and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
India as a tropical agricultural country has great potential to develop and use fiber derived
from agricultural waste. Natural fibers are an important by-product of extraction process and …

Characterization of raw and treated Arundo donax L. cellulosic fibers and their effect on the curing kinetics of bisphenol A-based benzoxazine

W Bessa, D Trache, M Derradji, H Ambar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, giant reed cellulosic fibers (Arundo donax L., RF) were explored as
reinforcement of bisphenol A-based benzoxazine (BA-a). RF were extracted from giant reed …

An overview on natural fiber reinforced composites for structural and non-structural applications

PV Reddy, RVS Reddy, JL Rao, DM Krishnudu… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant based and animal based fiber reinforced composites are being used now-a-days for
various structural and non-structural applications. The plant and animal based fibers …

Effect of fabrication parameters on strength of natural fiber polypropylene composites: Statistical assessment

KI Alzebdeh, MMA Nassar, R Arunachalam - Measurement, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a statistically assessed processing and experimental characterization of
mechanical strength of two types of natural fiber polymer composites reinforced with date …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly treatment and coating for improving the performance of sisal composites

P Sahu, MK Gupta - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
This is the first investigation aimed to enhance the mechanical, thermal and viscoelastic
properties of epoxy based sisal composites using eco-friendly treatment (ie NaHCO 3 …

Natural fibre reinforced vegetable-oil based polyurethane composites: A review

SK Bhaskaran, K Boga, R Arukula… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
Due to their superior thermo-mechanical properties and excellent functional performance,
polymer composites have been frequently utilized in several fields. In response to the global …