Natural rubber is of significant economic importance owing to its excellent resilience,
elasticity, abrasion and impact resistance. Despite that, natural rubber has been identified …

In the last decade, natural fibers have had a significant impact on the research and
development of innovative composites made with natural rubber, improving their properties …

The goal of this study was application of corn starch and ground walnut shells in various
amounts by weight as biofillers of natural rubber (NR) biocomposites. Additionally, ionic …

The present century has witnessed composite materials to be the most promising and
shrewd material for a variety of applications. Among them fiber (natural or synthetic) …

In this study, peppermint (Mentha piperita L.), German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.)
and yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) were applied as natural fibrous fillers to create …

Polymer-based fibre-reinforced composites FRC's have now come out as a major class of
structural materials being used or regarded as substituent's for metals in several critical …

The study investigated the effectiveness of the combination of chemical and physical
methods of natural fibers' modification. The long flax fibers were subjected to various types …

Increasingly, raw materials of natural origin are used as fillers in polymer composites. Such
biocomposites have satisfactory properties. To ensure above-average functional properties …

The aim of the present work was to investigate whether it is possible to use ground pine
needles as formaldehyde-scavenging filler for urea-formaldehyde resin in the production of …

In this study, the possibility of using ionic liquids (ILs) as auxiliary substances improving the
vulcanization and physicochemical properties of natural rubber (NR) biocomposites filled …