Renewable and sustainable biobased materials: An assessment on biofibers, biofilms, biopolymers and biocomposites

A Vinod, MR Sanjay, S Suchart… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current global scenario has a great impact on the development of new bio-based
materials due to its vital advantages that are helpful in replacing synthetic and hazardous …

Recently explored natural cellulosic plant fibers 2018–2022: A potential raw material resource for lightweight composites

A Vinod, MR Sanjay, S Siengchin - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
The applications of composite materials had grown significantly over a certain period due to
their weight-saving and cost-effective parameters. The use of synthetic materials and …

Biopolymer composites: a review

B Aaliya, KV Sunooj, M Lackner - International Journal of Biobased …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In spite of the fact that a prodigious portion of petroleum covers multitudinous products in the
commercial world, its non-biodegradable characteristic is an unenviable factor. The …

Life-cycle and environmental impact assessments on processing of plant fibres and its bio-composites: A critical review

M Ramesh, C Deepa, LR Kumar… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
From the beginning of humanity, our generation has been on the edge of finding suitable
solutions to increase the product's life-cycle and reduce the environmental impact of the …

Novel Muntingia Calabura bark fiber reinforced green-epoxy composite: a sustainable and green material for cleaner production

A Vinod, TGY Gowda, R Vijay, MR Sanjay… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the development and property enhancement of novel Muntingia
calabura bark micro-fiber reinforced bio-epoxy composite through surface modification …

Characterization of novel natural cellulosic fibers from Abutilon Indicum for potential reinforcement in polymer composites

R ArunRamnath, S Murugan, MR Sanjay… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prime objective of this research study was the investigation the new natural cellulosic
fiber extracted from the stem of Abutilon Indicum plants as an alternative reinforcement in …

Influence of alkali-treated and raw Zanthoxylum acanthopodium fibers on the mechanical, water resistance, and morphological behavior of polymeric composites for …

V Raghunathan, V Ayyappan, JDJ Dhilip… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Presently, novel materials based on natural fibers are emerging daily to replace synthetic
fibers in various engineering disciplines, as they minimize environmental pollution, allow for …

Fatigue and thermo-mechanical properties of chemically treated Morinda citrifolia fiber-reinforced bio-epoxy composite: a sustainable green material for cleaner …

A Vinod, MR Sanjay, S Siengchin - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the environmental awareness, researchers are focusing to replace the synthetic with
natural fibers. However, the use of natural fibers has certain limitations like limited to …

Characterization of Silane-Treated and Untreated Natural Fibers from Stem of Leucas Aspera

R Vijay, S Manoharan, S Arjun, A Vinod… - Journal of Natural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, natural fiber and its composites have attracted researchers due to
environmental awareness. It is essential to identify new cellulose fibers for the potential …

Characterization of alkaline and silane treated fibers of 'water hyacinth plants' and reinforcement of 'water hyacinth fibers' with bioepoxy to develop fully biobased …

N Sumrith, L Techawinyutham, MR Sanjay… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
Currently, bio-thermoplastic polymers are widely used as matrix reinforced with different
kinds of natural fibers, because these bio-polymer are biodegradable, eco-friendly and …