Influence of alkaline treatment and fiber loading on the physical and mechanical properties of kenaf/polypropylene composites for variety of applications
Majid Niaz Akhtar,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Abu Bakar Sulong,M.K. Fadzly Radzi,Nur Farhani Ismail,Muhammad Rafi Raza,Muhammad Rafi Raza,Norhamidi Muhamad,Muhammad Azhar Khan +9 more
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In this article, the authors deal with the fabricating and characterization of untreated and treated kenaf/polypropylene (PP)-reinforced composites, and the percentage increase in the mechanical properties of the treated kena-fiber composites relative to that of PP was also measured.About:
This article is published in Progress in Natural Science: Materials International.The article was published on 2016-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 138 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Kenaf & Fiber.read more
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Effects of fibre treatment on mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced composites: a review
Muhammad Hafizal Hamidon,Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan,Ahmad Hamdan Ariffin,Ain Umaira Md Shah +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of investigated treatment methods with application to kenaf fiber and what are the effects of chemical treatment to the surface of KF and the mechanical properties of the composites developed based on treated KF.
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Surface treatments of plant fibers and their effects on mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites: A review:
Rashid Latif,Saif Wakeel,Noor Zaman Khan,Arshad Noor Siddiquee,Shyam Lal Verma,Zahid A. Khan +5 more
TL;DR: The need of natural fiber-reinforced composites is increasing at very fast rate because of their ecofriendly production, decomposition, high specific strength, abundance, good physical and mechanic.
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The challenges of natural fiber in manufacturing, material selection, and technology application: A review:
TL;DR: A review of previous studies about the properties and applications of natural fiber composites in the aerospace and automobile fields is presented in this article, where the authors show that natural fiber composite materials are a better alternative to traditional composites.
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Comprehensive review on plant fiber-reinforced polymeric biocomposites
TL;DR: A critical review of the background of natural fiber composites, factors influencing the composite properties, chemical interaction between the fiber and matrices, future potentiality, and marketing perspectives for triggering new research works in the field of biocomposite materials is presented in this paper.
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Critical Review of the Parameters Affecting the Effectiveness of Moisture Absorption Treatments Used for Natural Composites
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that these treatments do not guarantee a sufficient improvement of the moisture absorption properties of natural composites, and the moisture treatments should be applied under the consideration of the following parameters: (i) type of hosting matrix; (ii) type natural fiber; (iii) loading of natural fiber, (iv) the hybridization of natural fibers with mineral/synthetic counterparts; (v) implantation of nanofillers.
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