Environmental degradation of plastic composites with natural fillers—a review

M Brebu - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer composites are widely used modern-day materials, specially designed to combine
good mechanical properties and low density, resulting in a high tensile strength-to-weight …

[HTML][HTML] Moving towards the era of bio fibre based polymer composites

PP Das, V Chaudhary - Cleaner engineering and technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollution due to plastic waste is a major concern for the eco-friendly environment. These
manmade waste release various toxins to the environment, which are harmful to mankind …

Chemical and mechanical reprocessed resins and bio-composites based on five epoxidized vegetable oils thermosets reinforced with flax fibers or PLA woven

C Di Mauro, A Genua, M Rymarczyk, C Dobbels… - … Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-epoxy resins based on five epoxidized vegetable oils were formulated with an aromatic
disulfide crosslinker with diacid functionality, 2, 2′-dithiodibenzoic acid (DTBA), to obtain …

Recycling of sisal fiber reinforced polypropylene and polylactic acid composites: Thermo-mechanical properties, morphology, and water absorption behavior

C Ngaowthong, M Borůvka, L Běhálek, P Lenfeld… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of recycling on the thermo-mechanical and water absorption behavior of
polypropylene (PP)/sisal fiber and polylactic acid (PLA)/sisal fiber composites were studied …

Mechanical properties of rice husk biochar reinforced high density polyethylene composites

Q Zhang, W Yi, Z Li, L Wang, H Cai - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rice husk biochar was utilized to reinforce high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and to prepare
biochar/plastic composites (BPC) by the extrusion method. Morphologies, non-isothermal …

A review of the impact performance of natural fiber thermoplastic composites

JL Thomason, JL Rudeiros-Fernández - Frontiers in Materials, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Many academic studies continue to conclude that natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic
composites (NFTCs) have some potential to compete with mineral/inorganic fiber and filler …

XPS, SEM, DSC and nanoindentation characterization of silver nanoparticle-coated biopolymer pellets

JG Motas, NE Gorji, D Nedelcu, D Brabazon… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of environmentally friendly materials has been the focus of many research
groups in recent years due to increased harmful effects of plastics on the environment. Bio …

Lignin as a functional additive in a biocomposite: Influence on mechanical properties of polylactic acid composites

I Anugwom, V Lahtela, M Kallioinen, T Kärki - Industrial crops and products, 2019 - Elsevier
In this research, lignin and modified lignin were used as a biobased additive in the
manufacturing of biocomposites. The biocomposites were produced from polylactic acid …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the mechanical properties of polypropylene/lignin/flax hybrid composites

E Pregi, D Kun, G Faludi, J Móczó, B Pukánszky - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Flax and lignin were used to prepare hybrid polypropylene composites. The lignin contents
were varied between 0 and 50 vol%, while the amounts of flax used were 0, 10, 20, and 30 …

The use of rheological behavior to monitor the processing and service life properties of recycled polypropylene

C Spicker, N Rudolph, I Kühnert, C Aumnate - Food Packaging and Shelf …, 2019 - Elsevier
The influence of multiple reprocessing cycles on the rheological, thermal and mechanical
properties of pre-consumer polypropylene (PP) waste (or manufacturing scrap) was …