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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...Curaua fibers were also reinforced with PA-6 by using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder [398]....
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...A soy based biodegradable resin matrix was applied o cellulose from papers [367], flax [368], sisal [369] nd pineapple leaf [370] fiber reinforced composites....
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...The effect of bio-technical fiber modification [27], fracture behavior and toughness [28], the influence of alkaline fiber treatment on unidirectional composites [29], the effect of processing parameters [30] on the consecutive decortication stages of flax fibers (retting, scutching, and hackling) on the flax fiber reinforced epoxy composites have also been evaluated....
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