Thermal stability of natural fibers and their polymer composites

M Asim, MT Paridah, M Chandrasekar… - Iranian Polymer …, 2020 - Springer
Natural fiber-based composites are applied in many structural engineered products from
civil constructions to automobile manufacturing due to the properties such as low density …

Utilization of agricultural and forest industry waste and residues in natural fiber-polymer composites: A review

T Väisänen, A Haapala, R Lappalainen, L Tomppo - Waste management, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural fiber-polymer composites (NFPCs) are becoming increasingly utilized in a wide
variety of applications because they represent an ecological and inexpensive alternative to …

Effect of chemical treatment on the thermal properties of hybrid natural fiber‐reinforced composites

JSS Neto, RAA Lima, DKK Cavalcanti… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this work is to study the effect of chemical treatment on the thermal
properties of hybrid natural fiber‐reinforced composites (NFRCs). Different chemical …

Technological perspective for use the natural pineapple fiber in mortar to repair structures

ARG de Azevedo, MT Marvila, MLP Antunes… - Waste and Biomass …, 2021 - Springer
The use of natural fiber in cementitious materials can contribute to the improvement of
technological properties and environmental issues related to the reuse of agro-industrial …

Promising Mechanical, Thermal, and Ballistic Properties of Novel Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Cyperus malaccensis Sedge Fiber

L de Mendonça Neuba, RF Pereira Junio, MP Ribeiro… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Composites reinforced with natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) are gaining relevance as
the worldwide demand for renewable and sustainable materials increases. To develop …

Preparation and thermostability of cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils from two sources of biomass: Rice straw and poplar wood

G Zhao, J Du, W Chen, M Pan, D Chen - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Two types of nanocellulose (cellulose nanocrystals—CNCs and cellulose nanofibrils—
CNFs) were isolated from two biomass resources. The morphology, crystallinity and thermal …

Fique fabric: a promising reinforcement for polymer composites

S Neves Monteiro, F Salgado de Assis, CL Ferreira… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
A relatively unknown natural fiber extracted from the leaves of the fique plant, native of the
South American Andes, has recently shown potential as reinforcement of polymer …

Study of effect of fibre volume and dimension on mechanical, thermal, and water absorption behaviour of luffa reinforced epoxy composites

K Anbukarasi, S Kalaiselvam - Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the naturally available mat shaped luffa fibres were processed and the
reinforced fibres were made in three different shapes like particles, short fibres, and mat …

Applying the principles of green chemistry to polymer production technology

MA Dubé, S Salehpour - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The 12 principles of green chemistry are reviewed and applied specifically to polymer
production. Examples of how the principles relate to current practice in polymer reaction …

Recent progress in thermal and acoustic properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: preparation, characterization, and data analysis

B Dev, MA Rahman, MR Repon… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) have emerged as promising eco‐
friendly alternatives over conventional synthetic fiber composites due to their inherent …