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Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of cotton fabric-reinforced geopolymer composites

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In this article, the effect of water absorption on the mechanical and physical properties of CF reinforced geopolymer composites is investigated, and it is shown that the magnitude of maximum water uptake and diffusion coefficient is increased with an increase in fibre content.
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This article is published in Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies.The article was published on 2014-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 212 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Flexural strength & Flexural modulus.

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A review of recent research on the use of cellulosic fibres, their fibre fabric reinforced cementitious, geo-polymer and polymer composites in civil engineering

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of cellulosic fiber fabrics and their fabric reinforced polymer composites as reinforcement materials within and/or outside of construction materials (e.g. concrete) for civil engineering applications.
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Fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites: A review

TL;DR: In this article, the rapidly developing state-of-the-art of fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites is discussed, focusing on material and geometrical properties of construction fibers, and underlying mechanisms on fiber-binder interaction at fresh and hardened states.
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Mechanisms of interfacial bond in steel and polypropylene fiber reinforced geopolymer composites

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of wettability, chemical characterization and nanometric roughness of two different fibers, polypropylene (PPF) and micro steel fibers (MSF), superposed by shrinkage of fly ash based geopolymer binder on fiber-matrix interaction and the consequent mechanical properties of the corresponding composites.
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Review on hygroscopic aging of cellulose fibres and their biocomposites

TL;DR: This review addresses a comprehensive survey on hygroscopic factors affecting natural fibres and their performance as reinforcement in polymer composites and addresses the progress in the development of superhydrophobic materials based on cellulose material for better moisture resistance.
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Functionalization of cotton fabrics through thermal reduction of graphene oxide

TL;DR: In this paper, reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was obtained from cotton by heating under the protection of nitrogen, which endowed cotton fabrics with multi-functions, such as electrical conductivity, surface hydrophobicity and ultraviolet protection properties.
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Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

TL;DR: A brief history and review of geopolymer technology is presented with the aim of introducing the technology and the vast categories of materials that may be synthesized by alkali activation of aluminosilicates as mentioned in this paper.
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Geopolymers : inorganic polymeric new materials

TL;DR: In the last few years, technological progress has been made in the development of new materials such as "geopolymers" and new techniques, such as ''sol-gel'' as mentioned in this paper, opening up new applications and procedures and transforming ideas that have been taken for granted in inorganic chemistry.
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Natural fiber polymer composites: A review

TL;DR: A review of natural fiber reinforced composites is presented in this paper with special reference to the type of fibers, matrix polymers, treatment of fibers and fiber-matrix interface.
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Natural fibres: can they replace glass in fibre reinforced plastics?

TL;DR: In this paper, natural fibres (sisal, kenaf, hemp, jute and coir) reinforced polypropylene composites were processed by compression molding using a film stacking method.

Natural fibres: Can they replace glass in fibre reinforced plastics ?

TL;DR: In this article, natural fibres (sisal, kenaf, hemp, jute and coir) reinforced polypropylene composites were processed by compression molding using a film stacking method.
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