Natural fiber composites as sustainable resources for emerging applications-a review

RA Kurien, MM Anil, SLS Mohan, JA Thomas - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since synthetic fibers have been polluting the environment for a long time, researchers are
searching for better environmentally friendly replacements like natural fibers. Natural fibers …

A comprehensive review on the mechanical, physical, and thermal properties of abaca fibre for their introduction into structural polymer composites

RA Kurien, DP Selvaraj, M Sekar, CP Koshy, C Paul… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Abaca is a strong competitor among natural fibres for use as the reinforcement of polymer
composites. Due to its high durability, considerable fibre length, flexibility and mechanical …

Chicken feather fiber reinforced composites for sustainable applications

RA Kurien, A Biju, KA Raj, A Chacko, B Joseph… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the years, extensive research has been carried out to find viable alternatives for
synthetic fibres. Among the bio natural fibre composites, Chicken Feather Fiber (CFF) is …

Investigation of laser micro-drilling machinability and performance optimization of polymer nanocomposites reinforced with different carbon allotropes

L Mishra, TR Mahapatra, D Mishra… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The comparative assessment of the laser micro-drilling machinability of polymer matrix
nanocomposites dispersed with conducting fillers of different carbon allotropes (carbon …

Thermomechanical properties of imidazolium ionic liquid-modified mwcnt/carbon fiber/epoxy hybrid composite laminates

B Ghafoor, U Farooq, HS Schrekker… - Journal of Composite …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Hybrid composite laminates with nanofillers are high performance materials for thermal and
structural applications. In this work, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were non …

Comprehensive study on zeolitepolyester composite coated sheet for eco-friendly solar panels for enhanced panel performance and reduced panel temperature

A Sathyanarayanan, B Murugesan… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Solar energy is the most promising source for generating residential, commercial, and
industrial electricity. However, solar panels should be eco-friendly to increase sustainability …

Multi-walled CNT decoration by ZIF-8 nanoparticles: O-MWCNT@ ZIF-8/epoxy interfacial, thermal–mechanical properties analysis via combined DFT-D computational …

F Ozeiry, M Ramezanzadeh, B Ramezanzadeh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Here, to fabricate an epoxy coating (EP) possessing premier mechanical and thermal
features, a nanocomposite of oxidized multiwall nano carbon tube/ZIF-8 (O-MWCNT@ ZIF-8) …

Evaluation of the thermomechanical properties of novel epoxy composites reinforced with Geonoma baculifera fibers

BZ Marchi, PHPM da Silveira, WB Almeida Bezerra… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) have shown a great potential as reinforcements in
composites in recent decades. Among other reasons, environmental concerns and the …

Reducing the Heterogeneity in Tensile Strength in the Coir (Cocos nucifera)-Epoxy Composite Through Enhancing Surface Quality and Maintaining Longitudinal …

S Mishra, V Parashar - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Coir fibers (Cocos nucifera) are strong and sustainable alternative to hazardous synthetic
fiber; however, there are certain challenges that has to be dealt with, in order to fully exploit …

Comparative Mechanical Properties of Duck Feather–Jute Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites

RA Kurien, A Biju, AK Raj, A Chacko, B Joseph… - Transactions of the …, 2023 - Springer
The demand of consumers is ecofriendly fibrous materials which can be used for the
manufacture of composites. The need for products made from wood–thermoplastic …