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 …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in biodegradable flame retardant nano-biocomposites

Z Kovačević, S Flinčec Grgac, S Bischof - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper summarizes the results obtained in the course of the development of a specific
group of biocomposites with high functionality of flame retardancy, which are …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of coir/carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy based hybrid composite for helmet shells and sports-good applications: Influence of …

Y Singh, J Singh, S Sharma, TD Lam… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coconut-coir, a natural fiber, strong and lightweight, abundantly in India and Vietnam, can
be an excellent choice to produce polymer composites. Due to the higher specific modulus …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of wheat-bran cellulosic fibers as reinforcement in bio-based polypropylene composite

A Rahman, J Fehrenbach, C Ulven, S Simsek… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer composites reinforced with natural fibers have received widespread attention due
to the harmful effects of the petroleum derived synthetic polymer waste. In this study, wheat …

Mechanical properties, surface treatments, and applications of jute fiber reinforced composites—A review

MH Shakir, AK Singh - Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rise in environmental concerns and pollution is largely to blame for the popularity of jute
and its hybrid composites. Jute fibers are inexpensive, plentiful, and have acceptable …

Fractographic analysis of fiber‐reinforced polymer laminate composites for marine applications: A comprehensive review

S Ojha, H Bisaria, S Mohanty, K Kanny - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, polymer‐based glass fiber‐reinforced laminate composites have gained
significant popularity in various mass transit applications, including marine, aircraft, and …

Effect of fibrillation degree of empty fruit bunch fiber on sandwich composite incorporate with spent mushroom substrate

MA Shakir, MI Ahmad, Y Yusup… - Journal of Industrial …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Sandwich composite panel for heat insulation application were fabricated from two types of
agricultural biomass waste, the oil palm empty fruit bunch and spent mushroom substrate …

Enhanced mechanical strength of SiC reticulated porous ceramics via addition of in-situ chopped carbon fibers

R Chen, X Jin, D Hei, P Lin, F Liu, J Zhan, D Lao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the poor strength of silicon carbide reticulated porous ceramics prepared by polymer
sponge replica method, vacuum infiltration using a low viscosity infiltration slurry is …

A statistical approach to the development of flame retardant and mechanically strong natural fibers biocomposites

R Pérez-Chávez, J Sánchez-Aguilar, F Calderas… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flame retardant polymer composites are conventionally produced by extrusion processes
where several compounding variables must be finely tuned in order to find the optimal …

Prediction and validation of composite mechanical properties resulting from voxel-based microstructural design in material jetting

D Kaweesa, L Bobbio, AM Beese… - Rapid Prototyping …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the tensile strength and elastic modulus of custom-
designed polymer composites developed using voxel-based design. This study also …