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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...Table 2 [182–184] hows the range of the average chemical constituents for a ide variety of plant types....
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...[143–147] studied the mechanical properties of rice husk filled polymer composites and their relation to fiber loading, coupling agent, processability, hygrothermal aging, and hybridization effect....
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...The possibility of using date palm fibers as reinforcement in polyester composites was investigated [291]....
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...Pickering and co-workers [36–38] investigated the effects of chelator, white rot fungi, and enzyme treatments on the separation of hemp fibers from bundles, and the improvement of the interfacial bonding of the hemp fibers with the PP matrix....
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