Polysaccharide nanocrystals as fillers for PLA based nanocomposites

R Scaffaro, L Botta, F Lopresti, A Maio, F Sutera - Cellulose, 2017 - Springer
The development of green nanocomposites based on biopolymers and bio-based
nanofillers has attracted over the recent years the attention of academic and industrial …

Plant fibre-reinforced polymers: where do we stand in terms of tensile properties?

M Fortea-Verdejo, E Bumbaris… - International …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews the tensile properties of various plant fibre-reinforced polymers reported
in literature. We critically discuss the use of plant fibres as reinforcement for the production of …

Raw natural fiber–based polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - International Journal of Polymer …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The effective utilization of raw natural fibers as indispensable component in polymers for
developing novel low-cost eco-friendly composites with properties such as acceptable …

Structural, mechanical and thermal properties of bio-based hybrid composites from waste coir residues: Fibers and shell particles

H Essabir, MO Bensalah, D Rodrigue, R Bouhfid… - Mechanics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polypropylene hybrid composites were produced by using coir fibers and coir shell particles
at a total weight content of 20%. The effect of hybridization and coupling agent on the …

Progress in hydroxyapatite–starch based sustainable biomaterials for biomedical bone substitution applications

F Miculescu, A Maidaniuc, SI Voicu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hydroxyapatite is a calcium phosphate intensively proposed as a bone substitution material
because of its resemblance to the constituents of minerals present in natural bone. Since …

Progress in lignin hydrogels and nanocomposites for water purification: Future perspectives

S Thakur, PP Govender, MA Mamo, S Tamulevicius… - Vacuum, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers after cellulose and has attracted great
attention in academia as well as in industry for miscellaneous applications. Lignin also …

Enhanced simultaneous adsorption of As (iii), Cd (ii), Pb (ii) and Cr (vi) ions from aqueous solution using cassava root husk-derived biochar loaded with ZnO …

PT Tho, HT Van, LH Nguyen, TK Hoang, TNH Tran… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This study presents the modification of cassava root husk-derived biochar (CRHB) with ZnO
nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) for the simultaneous adsorption of As (III), Cd (II), Pb (II) and Cr …

Himalayan natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites: effect of Grewia optiva/Bauhinia Vahlii fibers on physico-mechanical and dry sliding wear behavior

S Kumar, VK Patel, KKS Mer, B Gangil… - Journal of Natural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The physical, mechanical, and sliding wear properties of Grewia optiva and hybrid G.
optiva/Bauhinia vahlii fiber-reinforced epoxy composites were investigated. Results reveal …

[HTML][HTML] PLA based biocomposites reinforced with Posidonia oceanica leaves

R Scaffaro, F Lopresti, L Botta - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Biocomposites can valorize some natural products related to natural processes or crop and
waste industries. In this work, leaves of Posidonia oceanica (PO), dominant sea grass in the …

[HTML][HTML] Physical properties of green composites based on poly-lactic acid or Mater-Bi® filled with Posidonia Oceanica leaves

R Scaffaro, A Maio, F Lopresti - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the evaluation of Posidonia Oceanica leaves as effective reinforcing
agent for ecofriendly, fully biodegradable polymer composites. Posidonia leaves were …