An overview of recent trends and future prospects of sustainable natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites for tribological applications

A Soni, PK Das, SK Gupta, A Saha, S Rajendran… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The concern for plastics pollution, awareness of sustainability, and necessities of high-
performance materials for modern industries have stimulated the world towards the …

Use of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) for polymer composites obtaining: a mapping review

L Suárez, Z Ortega, M Barczewski, E Cunningham - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
The massive biomass availability generated by the common giant reed (Arundo donax L.)
motivates the research for its possible industrial use for high-added-value products through …

Mechanical performance of rotationally molded multilayer mLDPE/banana-fiber composites

J Kelly-Walley, Z Ortega, M McCourt, B Millar, L Suárez… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The incorporation of materials different from the polymer within the rotational molding
process usually results in lowered mechanical properties, where impact strength is of …

A review of the use of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) in the biorefineries context

Z Ortega, I Bolaji, L Suárez… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2024 - degruyter.com
The massive availability of biomass generated by the common giant reed (Arundo donax L.)
motivates the search for its possible industrial use for the generation of high added-value …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of mold pressurization on cycle time in rotational molding composites with welded ignimbrite as loading

Z Ortega, P Douglas, PR Hanna, J Kelly-Walley… - Composites …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of rising energy costs and climate emergencies, there is a need to incorporate
novel procedures or materials to meet sustainability requirements and increase the …

Influence of Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) Culms Processing Procedure on Physicochemical, Rheological, and Thermomechanical Properties of Polyethylene …

L Suárez, PR Hanna, Z Ortega… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Giant reed (Arundo donax L.) is a plant species with a high growth rate and low
requirements, which makes it particularly interesting for the production of different …

The use of chain extenders as processing aids in the valorization of single-use polylactide (PLA) products by rotomolding

M Barczewski, J Aniśko, A Hejna, M Marć… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastics in single-use products have increased in popularity as a way to
reduce the negative environmental impact of conventional plastics and meet the tightening …

Enhanced biodegradation rate of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) composites using reed fiber

J Xu, K Feng, Y Li, J Xie, Y Wang, Z Zhang, Q Hu - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
To enhance the degradability of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT), reed fiber
(RF) was blended with PBAT to create composite materials. In this study, a fifteen day …

[HTML][HTML] A case study on the rotomolding behavior of black tea waste and bio-based high-density polyethylene composites: Do active compounds in the filler degrade …

M Barczewski, Z Ortega, P Piaskowski, J Aniśko… - Composites Part C …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study verified the possibility of using waste material from the food industry (black tea) as
functional filler of rotomolded biobased high-density polyethylene-based composites. As …

Relationship Between the Shape of Giant Reed-Based Fillers and Thermal Properties of Polyethylene Composites: Structural Related Thermal Expansion and …

M Barczewski, L Suárez, P Mietliński… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
This paper describes the effect of two different fillers derived from giant reed (Arundo donax
L.), namely fibers and shredded aerial parts of the plant, on the thermal properties of …