There has been a growing interest in utilizing fibers as reinforcement to produce composite materials. Scientists prefer thermoplastic polymeric matrices than thermosets due to the low …
TP Sathishkumar… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials offered extensive range of properties which are suitable for large number of engineering application. The natural fibers …
In the recent era, different environmental issues have significantly influenced the innovations in material science and technology. The burgeoning demand for clean environment has led …
N Kumar, D Das - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This work deals with fibrous biocomposites prepared by using nettle and poly (lactic acid) fibers and employing carding and compression-molding processes. The role of carding …
Present research investigates the mechanical properties of jute-coir fiber reinforced hybrid polypropylene (PP) composite with fiber loading variation and observes the effect of …
In preparing polymer–matrix composites, natural fibers are widely used as “reinforcing agents” because of their biodegradable characteristic. In present research, coir fiber …
MN Prabhakar, AUR Shah, KC Rao, JI Song - fibers and polymers, 2015 - Springer
Bio-filled polymer composites are gradually replacing plastics to achieve the aim of environmental sustainability. Present study has been carried out to prepare the composites …
In this work, the investigation of the physical, mechanical, and morphological properties of the rice husk flour/polypropylene composites was performed utilizing various filler loadings …
Many academic studies continue to conclude that natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (NFTCs) have some potential to compete with mineral/inorganic fiber and filler …