A comprehensive review of sustainability in natural-fiber-reinforced polymers

V Prasad, A Alliyankal Vijayakumar, T Jose, SC George - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRCs) from renewable and biodegradable fiber and
sustainable polymer resins have gained substantial attention for their potential to mitigate …

Numerical study of the Impact of shear angle, yarn spacing and yarn fiber volume fraction on effective elastic properties of plan-woven composite

I Haddouch, I Mouallif, O Zhouri, M Benhamou… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of fabric parameters on the effective elastic properties in
plain-woven hemp fiber reinforced epoxy composite plates. Through numerical analyses …

Creation of strong and mildew resistant wood adhesive via high density nano-assemblies based interfacial enhancement strategy

J Xing, S Jin, Y Yu, H Chen, H Xiao, K Li, J Li - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soybean protein (SP)-based adhesive, as a biomass environmentally friendly adhesive, is
an excellent alternative to petroleum derived wood adhesives. However, SP-based …

Recyclable Flame-Retardant Thermosets and Their Fiber-Reinforced Composites

L Chen, YZ Wang - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Thermosetting composites such as carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy resins are vital for various
industries but face sustainability challenges due to their permanent cross-linking nature …

Renewable Resource-Based Epoxy Vitrimer Composites for Future Application: A Comprehensive Review

S Kumar, S Krishnan, K Prabakaran - ACS Sustainable Resource …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The composites industry is now turning to a new sustainable material called a biobased
epoxy vitrimer. This material is a great substitute for traditional petroleum-based thermosets …

Catalyst-Free and Sustainable Bio-Based Epoxy Vitrimer Prepared Based on Ester Exchange and Imine Bonding

Y Zhao, Y Zhang, X Bai, Y Wang, W Hou… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2024 - Springer
Conventional epoxy anhydride curing systems typically require large amounts of catalyst to
ensure a high ester exchange rate, and the resulting cured epoxy vitrimer has renewable …

Bio-based polyurethane vitrimer with imine bonds: Excellent thermo-mechanical properties and heat recovery

Y Zhao, X Bai, Y Zhang, Y Wang, Y Li… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Preparation of vitrimer with excellent performance from biomass feedstock can effectively
reduce the waste of fossil fuels and the pollution problem to the environment. In this paper …

[HTML][HTML] Biobased Vitrimers: A Sustainable Future

B Zhao, T Liu, M Fei, C Hao, B Bliss… - Sustainable Polymer & …, 2024 - sciepublish.com
Vitrimers are crosslinked polymers containing dynamic covalent linkages. Because of their
crosslinked structure, they are stable as thermosets at their service temperatures. At high …