Epoxy resins are widely used in many fields because of their excellent physical and
chemical properties. Unfortunately, epoxy resins are inherently combustible materials and …

Fiber reinforced polymeric composites (FRPCs) have been widely used in automotive,
aircraft, airspace, marine and civil construction. However, they are flammable, thus seriously …

The vulnerability against heat and fire for natural fibers presents a great challenge for their
replacement of traditional fiber reinforcements in composite materials. Natural fiber/polymer …

Polypropylene (PP), one of five general-purpose plastics, is widely used in many fields.
However, the intrinsic alkane structure of PP makes it relatively easy to burn, leading to …

Susceptibility to damage from heat and flame is one of the major issues for utilisation of
natural fibre reinforced polymeric composites in practical applications. Thus, the knowledge …

A green, environmental-friendly biomass intumescent flame retardant and smoke
suppressed polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers was developed by blending with PA@ SE reacted …

In this research, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), such as EPS flocs and EPS
granules, were successfully extracted from activated and aerobic granular sludge …

The mechanical properties of plant fiber reinforced composites present the characteristics of
multi-scaled failure due to the presence of hierarchical microstructure, but there is no …

Carbon materials derived from sustainable biomass are widely being used as reinforcement
fillers to alleviate the use of fossil fuel derived carbon materials in composites. However …

In this research, two nano-clays, halloysite nano-tube (HNT) and layered double hydroxide
(LDH), were employed to compare fire and mechanical properties of epoxy composites …