Physical and mechanical properties of natural leaf fiber-reinforced epoxy polyester composites

S Kumar, L Prasad, VK Patel, V Kumar, A Kumar… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent times, demand for light weight and high strength materials fabricated from natural
fibres has increased tremendously. The use of natural fibres has rapidly increased due to …

A step towards concrete with partial substitution of waste glass (WG) in concrete: a review

J Ahmad, Z Zhou, KI Usanova, NI Vatin… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The annual worldwide production rate of waste glass is a million tons; the waste glass is non-
biodegradable, resulting in environmental pollution. However, the chemical composition of …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical performance of 3D-printed continuous fibre Onyx composites for drone applications: An experimental and numerical analysis

A Vedrtnam, P Ghabezi, D Gunwant, Y Jiang… - Composites Part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
As drone technology grows in popularity, its application to automate aspects of society is
increasing at a similar rate, where drones are now being trialled for delivering payloads over …

Sustainable upcycling of plastic waste and wood fibers into high-performance laminated wood-polymer composite via one-step cell collapse and chemical bonding …

S Ge, Y Shi, X Chen, Y Zhou, M Naushad… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
The use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic bags leads to environmental pollution and waste
residues caused by low recycling and slow degradation rates, which is inconsistent with the …

Prediction of the influence of loading rate and sugarcane leaves concentration on fracture toughness of sugarcane leaves and epoxy composite using artificial …

A Wiangkham, A Ariyarit, P Aengchuan - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, agricultural waste is one of the most common types of waste in the world. In
Thailand, one of the most popular types of agriculture is sugarcane farming. Sugarcane …

Sugarcane leaf-stalk separating technology: A critical review

P Huo, S Ma, C Su, Z Ding, W Li, J Qian, L Li, Y Li… - Biosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Two harvesting modes and three harvesting methods briefly
described.•Principles, equipment, components, and indexes reviewed.•Situations of forward …

Elastic properties of jute fiber reinforced polymer composites with different hierarchical structures

P Prasanthi, SB Kondapalli, NKSR Morampudi… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
A two-stage micromechanics technique is used to predict the elastic modulus, as well as the
major and minor Poisson's ratio of unidirectional natural fiber (NF) reinforced composites …

Steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete: A comprehensive review

J Ahmad, Z Zhou, AF Deifalla - International Journal of Concrete …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Self-compacting concrete (SCC), which flows under its own weight without being
compacted or vibrating, requires no outside mechanical force to move. But like normal …

Reinforced water hyacinth based biodegradable cutlery: Green alternative to single-use plastics

MP Harikrishnan, R Raghunathan, AS Warrier… - Food Packaging and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water hyacinth (WH) is an invading water plant that severely threatens biodiversity. The aim
of this study was to utilize fibres from this underutilized plant to develop binderless …

Evaluation of anaerobic digestion performance and techno-economic analysis of different components of sugarcane leaf

B Lu, L Zhou, J Mao, K Lei, S Pan, L Mo, L Du… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sugarcane leaf (SL) is an attractive lignocellulosic feedstock for methane production by
anaerobic digestion (AD), but the resistant structure and irregular components of SL hinder …