Plant fiber-reinforced polymer composites: a review on modification, fabrication, properties, and applications

M Akter, MH Uddin, HR Anik - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
Reducing energy consumption and minimizing environmental impacts have been significant
factors in expanding the applicability of plant fiber-reinforced composites across a variety of …

Current utilization of waste biomass as filler for wood adhesives: A review

J Liu, Y Li, H Mo, E Xie, J Fang, W Gan - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Filler is one of the most important additives for wood adhesives. The introduction of filler
offers various functions for wood adhesives, such as the increase of initial viscosity, the …

Utilization of coconut shell biomass residue to develop sustainable biocomposites and characterize the physical, mechanical, thermal, and water absorption properties

S Kumar, A Saha - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022 - Springer
The reliance on natural resources has gained extra attention from researchers and scientists
due to population awareness, greenhouse depletion, and oil reserve depletion. The …

[HTML][HTML] Are natural-based composites sustainable?

L Suárez, J Castellano, S Díaz, A Tcharkhtchi, Z Ortega - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper assesses the aspects related to sustainability of polymer composites, focusing on
the two main components of a composite, the matrix and the reinforcement/filler. Most …

Effect of alumina on epoxy composites with banana fiber: mechanical, water resistance and degradation property analysis

S Saravanakumar, S Sathiyamurthy, V Vinoth… - Fibers and Polymers, 2024 - Springer
This ground-breaking research embarks on a journey to explore the transformative
capabilities of Musa acuminata fiber-reinforced epoxy composites enriched with the …

Effects of stacking sequence of pineapple leaf-flax reinforced hybrid composite laminates on mechanical characterization and moisture resistant properties

S Kumar, A Saha - … of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study aims to investigate the effects of stacking sequence on physical,
mechanical and moisture resistant properties of pineapple leaf fiber (PF) and flax fiber (FF) …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable Reuse of waste tire textile fibers (WTTF) as reinforcements

A Fazli, D Rodrigue - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Waste tire textile fibers (WTTF), as a by-product (10–15% by weight of tires) of end-of-life
tires (ELT) mechanical recycling (grinding), are classified as hazardous wastes and …

Mechanical, thermal, and water absorption properties of hybrid short coconut tree primary flower leaf stalk fiber/glass fiber-reinforced unsaturated polyester …

J Mahalingam - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
Composites reinforced with fibers of natural or synthetic materials are gaining attention to
meet the demands for lightweight materials. This present investigation focused to examine …

Graphene nanoplatelets/organic wood dust hybrid composites: physical, mechanical and thermal characterization

S Kumar, A Saha - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2021 - Springer
The widespread uses of natural fibre/filler-reinforced composites are the recent advanced
trend in the research field. This study investigates the effects of a relatively low concentration …

Thermogravimetric analysis of lignocellulosic leaf-based fiber-reinforced thermosets polymer composites: an overview

S Kumar, L Prasad, PP Bijlwan, A Yadav - Biomass Conversion and …, 2022 - Springer
In many industrial applications, the thermal performance of natural fiber-reinforced polymer
composites attracts much technical and scientific attention. Compared to produced natural …