Biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: 2000–2010
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...This structure gives to thermoset polymer good properties such as high flexibility for tailoring desired ultimate properties, great strength, and modulus [3, 4]....
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...At 65% humidity at 21C, the equilibrium moisture content of some natural fiber can be observed in Table 4 [4]....
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...The plants, which produce cellulose fibers can be classified into bast fibers (jute, flax, ramie, hemp, and kenaf), seed fibers (cotton, coir, and kapok), leaf fibers (sisal, pineapple, and abaca), grass and reed fibers (rice, corn, and wheat), and core fibers (hemp, kenaf, and jute) as well as all other kinds (wood and roots) [4]....
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...Table 1: Natural fibers in the world and their world production [4]....
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...Table 2: Chemical composition of some common natural fibers [4]....
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...4 glycosidic linkages (Faruk et al., 2012; Henriksson and Berglund, 2007; O'Connell et al., 2008) (Fig....
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...The effectiveness of MAH as coupling agent has discussed also on thermal and crystallization properties of sisal fiber/PP composites [226], tensile properties of hildegardia fiber/PP composites [227], wetting behavior of flax fiber/PP composites [228], transcrystallinity of jute fiber/PP composites [229], surface properties and water uptake behavior of flax, hemp fiber reinforced PP composites [230], effects of micro-sized cellulose based corn fibers as reinforcement agents in PP composites [231], and dynamic mechanical properties of flax and hemp fiber/PP composites [232]....
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