Cellulose is an abundant and biodegradable natural material that is not derived from
petroleum. With the growing demand for high-performance materials, the interest in using …

Cementitious composites, the most abundant human-made materials in the world, are
challenged to be more sustainable, durable, and cost-effective to adapt to the development …

Driven by the growing environmental concerns, vegetable fibers have been used in order to
partially replace conventional synthetic fibers as reinforcement in composites. Thus, the …

Among the products used in the construction industry, cement composites with
lignocellulosic reinforcement have been highlighted in the research. These materials have …

Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are the newly introduced plant-based materials in the
construction industry to ensure sustainable development. The use of artificial intelligence …

The present investigation deals with performance of coir fibre reinforced cement boards
subjected to matrix modification by silane-based water repellent chemical additive and …

There has been significant attention from both academics and industries towards the
demand for high-strength and crack-free cementitious composites. Nanofibers are a group of …

This chapter presents vegetable fibers and their potential for the reinforcement of
cementitious materials. Different approaches for improving the processing, physical …

Uma forma alternativa para produção de fibrocimento é a extrusão, que permite entre
muitas vantagens a produção de compósitos cimentícios com geometrias diferenciadas e …

This work proposes and evaluates a curing method based on the accelerated carbonation
(AC) for cement-based corrugated sheets reinforced with polypropylene (PP) fibres …