The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the tensile properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites

H Ku, H Wang, N Pattarachaiyakoop… - Composites Part B …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper is a review on the tensile properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer
composites. Natural fibers have recently become attractive to researchers, engineers and …

Hemp fiber and its composites–a review

A Shahzad - Journal of composite materials, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of hemp fibers as reinforcement in composite materials has increased in recent
years as a response to the increasing demand for developing biodegradable, sustainable …

Characterization studies of biopolymeric matrix and cellulose fibres based composites related to functionalized fibre-matrix interface

AMN Azammi, RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, R Ibrahim… - Interfaces in particle and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interfacial bonding between cellulosic fibres and biopolymeric matrices is always an issue
when it comes to blending with a different medium in composites. For example, the blending …

Graft copolymers of natural fibers for green composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present study, free radical induced graft-copolymerization of natural cellulosic
polymers (Grewia optiva) has been carried out to develop the novel materials meant for …

Surface modification of cellulose using silane coupling agent

MK Thakur, RK Gupta, VK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently there has been a growing interest in substituting traditional synthetic polymers with
natural polymers for different applications. However, natural polymers such as cellulose …

Synergistic association of wood/hemp fibers reinforcements on mechanical, physical and thermal properties of polypropylene-based hybrid composites

KB Hamou, H Kaddami, F Elisabete… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural fiber-reinforced composites with thermoplastic matrices are gaining prominence in
society as their applications are found in varied industries, eg, automotive and aerospace. A …

Rapid synthesis of graft copolymers from natural cellulose fibers

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polysaccharide polymer, which is used as such or its
derivatives in a number of advanced applications, such as in paper, packaging, biosorption …

Lignocellulosic fibers: a critical review of the extrusion process for enhancement of the properties of natural fiber composites

A Gallos, G Paës, F Allais, J Beaugrand - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural fiber composites have various applications, since they can bring interesting
mechanical and sustainability properties. Extrusion with a single-or twin-screw is the main …