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Short natural-fibre reinforced polyethylene and natural rubber composites: Effect of silane coupling agents and fibres loading
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In this paper, composites based on cellulose fibres (raw or chemically modified) as reinforcing elements and thermoplastic matrices were prepared and characterized, in terms of mechanical performances, thermal properties and water absorbance behaviour.About:
This article is published in Composites Science and Technology.The article was published on 2007-06-01. It has received 594 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Natural fiber & Natural rubber.read more
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Nanocelluloses: A New Family of Nature-Based Materials
D. Klemm,Friederike Kramer,Sebastian Moritz,Tom Lindström,Mikael Ankerfors,Derek G. Gray,Annie Dorris +6 more
TL;DR: This Review assembles the current knowledge on the isolation of microfibrillated cellulose from wood and its application in nanocomposites; the preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose and its use as a reinforcing agent; and the biofabrication of bacterial nanocellulose, as well as its evaluation as a biomaterial for medical implants.
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Silane coupling agents used for natural fiber/polymer composites: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the recent progress in using silane coupling agents for NFPCs, summarizes the effective silane structures from the silane family, clarifies the interaction mechanisms between natural fibers and polymer matrices, and presents the effects of silane treatments on the mechanical and outdoor performance of the resulting composites.
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Chemical treatments on plant-based natural fibre reinforced polymer composites: An overview
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive overview of surface treatments applied to natural fibres for advanced composites applications is presented, where the effects of different chemical treatments on cellulosic fibres that are used as reinforcements for thermoset and thermoplastics are studied.
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Cellulose whiskers versus microfibrils: influence of the nature of the nanoparticle and its surface functionalization on the thermal and mechanical properties of nanocomposites.
TL;DR: It was proved that the chemical treatment clearly improves the ultimate properties of the nanocomposites and significant differences were reported according to the nature of the nanoparticle and amount of nanofillers used as reinforcement.
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Recent Development in Natural Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
TL;DR: In this article, the most important natural fibers are jute, flax, and coir and their novel processing technics to develop natural fiber reinforced composites are also described.
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The elasticity and strength of paper and other fibrous materials
TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of the effect of orientation of the fibres on the stiffness and strength of paper and other fibrous materials is made, and the results of the analysis are applied to certain samples of resin bonded fibrous filled materials and moderately good agreement with experimental results is found.
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Silane Coupling Agents
TL;DR: In this article, a novel organosilane coupling agent is described and its use as an adhesion promoter in mineral-filled unsaturated polymer systems is described, where the coupling agent comprises the reaction product of an isocyanatoalkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid with an aminoorganosilanes.
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Silane coupling agents
Bell Reuben H,Foley Kevin M +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a carboxylic acid anhydride was used as a coupling agent for glass fibers to resinous plastics, including thermoplastics and thermosetting resins and the elastomeric materials.
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A review on interface modification and characterization of natural fiber reinforced plastic composites
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review on the physical and chemical treatment methods that improve the fiber-matrix adhesion and their characterization methods is given, as well as a detailed characterization of these methods.
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Review: Current international research into cellulosic fibres and composites
Stephen J. Eichhorn,Caroline Baillie,N. E. Zafeiropoulos,L. Y. Mwaikambo,Martin P. Ansell,Alain Dufresne,K. M. Entwistle,Pedro J. Herrera-Franco,G.C. Escamilla,Leslie H. Groom,Mark Hughes,Callum A. S. Hill,Timothy G. Rials,P.M. Wild +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarise a number of international research projects being undertaken to understand the mechanical properties of natural cellulose fibres and composite materials, in particular the use of novel techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, synchrotron x-ray and half-fringe photoelastic methods of measuring the physical and micromechanical properties.