[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of natural fibers and their composites: an eco-friendly alternative to conventional materials

I Elfaleh, F Abbassi, M Habibi, F Ahmad, M Guedri… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breakthroughs in materials science are the driving force behind many of today's industrial
advancements in our fast-changing high-tech world. Composite materials have proven …

Mechanical properties of natural as well as synthetic fiber reinforced concrete: a review

J Ahmad, Z Zhou - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Fibers have been utilized in the production of building materials for a very long time.
Preliminary studies and examinations have revealed that the use of natural and synthetic …

A comprehensive review of techniques for natural fibers as reinforcement in composites: Preparation, processing and characterization

MR Sanjay, S Siengchin, J Parameswaranpillai… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Designing environmentally friendly materials from natural resources represents a great
challenge in the last decade. However, the lack of fundamental knowledge in the processing …

Cleaner dyeing of textiles using plasma treatment and natural dyes: A review

A Haji, M Naebe - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural dyes are gaining more attention due to their non-toxic and eco-friendly nature.
However, dyeing with natural dyes has limitations and is challenging to apply, as they …

A review of recent developments in application of plant fibers as reinforcements in concrete

H Wu, A Shen, Q Cheng, Y Cai, G Ren, H Pan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to growing environmental awareness, significant attention is being focused on plant
fibers as inexpensive alternatives to polymeric fibers. Plant fibers used in concrete are eco …

A review of low-temperature plasma treatment of textile materials

RA Jelil - Journal of materials science, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, plasma treatment technology has attracted more attention in the textile
industry, as it seems to be a promising economically and ecologically sound alternative to …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review focusing on the significant techniques for naturally available fibers as reinforcement in sustainable bio-composites: Extraction …

MM Rahman, M Maniruzzaman, MS Yeasmin - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly bio-active materials designed from available natural resources have been
signified a big challenge in the past few decades. Nevertheless, the deficiency of the most …

Emerging nanomaterials for antibacterial textile fabrication

S Andra, S Balu, J Jeevanandam… - … Archives of Pharmacology, 2021 - Springer
In recent times, the search for innovative material to fabricate smart textiles has been
increasing to satisfy the expectation and needs of the consumers, as the textile material …

Progress in biodegradable flame retardant nano-biocomposites

Z Kovačević, S Flinčec Grgac, S Bischof - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper summarizes the results obtained in the course of the development of a specific
group of biocomposites with high functionality of flame retardancy, which are …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and dye removal from textile wastewater using MIL-53 (Fe) metal-organic framework-based ultrafiltration membranes

J Farahbakhsh, M Najafi, M Golgoli, AH Asif… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and other organic matters in textile wastewater have posed a formidable
challenge for treatment processes, particularly in the primary stages such as ultrafiltration …