Recent advancements of plant-based natural fiber–reinforced composites and their applications

M Li, Y Pu, VM Thomas, CG Yoo, S Ozcan… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Demands for reducing energy consumption and environmental impacts are the major driving
factors for the development of natural fiber–reinforced composites (NFRCs) in many sectors …

[HTML][HTML] Possibilities for the application of agro-industrial wastes in cementitious materials: A brief review of the Brazilian perspective

ARG de Azevedo, M Amin, M Hadzima-Nyarko… - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Brazil is a country of continental dimensions and characteristics with enormous biodiversity
of fauna and flora which confers a prominent role in the sector of extraction of agricultural …

Sustainable fiber‐reinforced composites: a Review

S Maiti, MR Islam, MA Uddin, S Afroj… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites from renewable and biodegradable
fibrous materials and polymer matrices are of great interest, as they can potentially reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Mussel-inspired reinforcement of a biodegradable aliphatic polyester with bamboo fibers

G Hong, H Cheng, S Zhang, OJ Rojas - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural fiber-reinforced biocomposites displaying light weight, low thermal conductivity and
reduced environmental footprint are increasingly relevant in structural, packaging …

Vegetable cellulose fibers in natural rubber composites

E R. Lozada, CM Gutiérrez Aguilar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, natural fibers have had a significant impact on the research and
development of innovative composites made with natural rubber, improving their properties …

Global perspective of natural fibre reinforced composites: Properties, and Applications

A Tyagi, U Punia, A Dadhich, SL Meena - Journal of The Institution of …, 2024 - Springer
The primary promoters for the advancement of NFRCs (Natural fibre reinforced composites)
in many industries are the imperative need to decrease energy consumption and mitigate …

A sustainable and biodegradable building block: review on mechanical properties of bamboo fibre reinforced PLA polymer composites and their emerging …

Y Wang, J Sultana, MM Rahman, A Ahmed, A Azam… - Fibers and …, 2022 - Springer
The development of bamboo fibre (BF) reinforced poly lactic acid (PLA) BF-PLA composites
has been growing fast among the natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs) over the past …

A fibrous nonwoven hydrogel composite for shoe insole with enhanced mechanical and comfort properties

F Azam, H Ali, F Ahmad, A Rasheed, S Ahmad… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2024 - Springer
A shoe insole material was created by combining eco-friendly natural fibers with alginate
hydrogel, which is known for its biocompatibility. The sol–gel technique was used to create a …

Biodegradable polyurethane foam as shoe insole to reduce footwear waste: Optimization by morphological physicochemical and mechanical properties

M Mukherjee, SA Gurusamy-Thangavelu… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biodegradable trifunctional polyol, polycaprolactone triol (PCL) has been chosen as major
component (~ 77 wt%) to develop polyurethane (PU) foam with promising physicochemical …

Mechanical and tribological behavior of NFRCs: a comprehensive analysis of properties and applications

A Tyagi, BL Gupta, L Mukhija, M Bhandari… - Green …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Researchers globally are placing greater importance on the creation of novel materials that
enhance environmental quality to meet the rising need for sustainable materials. The need …