History is often marked by the materials and technology that reflect human capability and
understanding. The increasing needs on bio-degradable and eco-friendly nature for …

Polymer composites are widely used modern-day materials, specially designed to combine
good mechanical properties and low density, resulting in a high tensile strength-to-weight …

The aim of this work was to compare the effect of modification way of short flax fibre
bundle/polypropylene (PP) composites on mechanical properties. Modification was carried …

Natural Fiber Composites (NFCs) and Wood Polymer Composites (WPCs) based on
polypropylene (PP) have gained increasing interest over the past two decades, both in the …

Waste recycling is one of the key aspects in current day studies to boost the country's
circular economy. Recycling wood from construction and demolished structures and …

PP/wood flour composites were prepared in a wide range of compositions in an internal
mixer at 180° C, 50rpm and 15min. Interfacial adhesion was modified by the introduction of …

This paper describes the influence of fibre length, fibre beating and hygrothermal ageing on
tensile strength (TS), Young's modulus (YM), failure strain (FS) and impact strength (IS) of …

Different amounts of walnut shell flour have been added to poly (lactic acid) polymer
plasticized with 10 wt% epoxidized linseed oil to prepare biocomposites. The novelty of this …

The study focuses on the effect of alkaline and silane treatment of hemp fibers on
mechanical and thermal conductivity. Hemp fibers were treated with sodium hydroxide …

This paper reports a systematic study of the effects on composite properties of different
chemical treatments on natural fibers. Both short flax fibers and flax cellulose pulp in a …