Comprehensive review on plant fiber-reinforced polymeric biocomposites

S Mahmud, KMF Hasan, MA Jahid, K Mohiuddin… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The expansion of environment-friendly materials based on natural sources increases
dramatically in terms of biodegradable, recyclable, and environmental disputes throughout …

Biobased polymer composites: a review

A Pokharel, KJ Falua, A Babaei-Ghazvini… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global environmental concerns, as well as the rapid depletion of non-renewable fossil fuel-
based resources, have prompted research into the development of sustainable …

Sugarcane bagasse waste fibers as novel thermal insulation and sound-absorbing materials for application in sustainable buildings

S Mehrzad, E Taban, P Soltani, SE Samaei… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming and noise pollution have emerged as the most serious environmental
problems ever to confront humanity. In recent years, the use of natural fibers as thermal …

Degumming methods for bast fibers—A mini review

P Lyu, Y Zhang, X Wang, C Hurren - Industrial Crops and Products, 2021 - Elsevier
Bast fibers, such as ramie, hemp, flax and kenaf, are natural fibers with high specific stiffness
and strength that have gained increasing attention in recent years. Bast fibers are …

Targeted pre-treatment of hemp fibers and the effect on mechanical properties of polymer composites

K Palanikumar, E Natarajan, K Markandan, CK Ang… - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Research on plant-fiber-reinforced composites has gained significant research interest since
it generates composites with exceptional mechanical properties; however, the potential of …

Extraction and characterization of cellulosic fiber from Centaurea solstitialis for composites

OY Keskin, R Dalmis, G Balci Kilic, Y Seki, S Koktas - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
With increasing ecological awareness, researchers around the world seek to make
composites reinforced with more eco-friendly natural fibers. In this study, Centaurea …

Trend of ramie industry development: A review of green degumming and the utilization of processing residues

J Ding, C Zhou, Z Dong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Ramie is an important industrial fiber crop with a long history of cultivation. In recent years,
there has been a serious decline in the planting and processing of ramie. The current …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of cannabis green waste to cellulose nanomaterials via phosphoric acid hydrolysis

J Hancock, R Osei-Bonsu, M Hoque, L Samuels… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent increases in Cannabis sativa (cannabis) production, both in industrial hemp and
recreational varieties, has highlighted the need for low-impact and sustainable practices for …

Modification of hemp fibers through alkaline attack assisted by mechanical milling: effect of processing time on the morphology of the system

G Viscusi, G Barra, G Gorrasi - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
This paper reports the possibility of functionalizing hemp fibers (HF) through a mechano-
chemical treatment assisted by an easily scalable top-down technology. The mechanical …

Natural cellulosic fiber from Carex panicea stem for polymer composites: extraction and characterization

OY Keskin, S Koktas, Y Seki, R Dalmis, GB Kilic… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Nowadays, commercial natural fibers cannot meet the increasing industrial demand. In order
to meet this demand, recommending a new natural fiber for the composites industry is very …