Use of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) for polymer composites obtaining: a map** review

L Suárez, Z Ortega, M Barczewski, E Cunningham - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
The massive biomass availability generated by the common giant reed (Arundo donax L.)
motivates the research for its possible industrial use for high-added-value products through …

Fire behavior of wood-based composite materials

JS Renner, RA Mensah, L Jiang, Q Xu, O Das, F Berto - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wood-based composites such as wood plastic composites (WPC) are emerging as a
sustainable and excellent performance materials consisting of wood reinforced with polymer …

Effect of agave fiber content in the thermal and mechanical properties of green composites based on polyhydroxybutyrate or poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate …

EV Torres-Tello, JR Robledo-Ortíz… - Industrial crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, agave fibers which are an important waste product of the Tequila industry are
evaluated for the production of green biocomposites prepared with two biopolymers …

Effect of fiber content and surface treatment on the mechanical properties of natural fiber composites produced by rotomolding

EO Cisneros-López, ME González-López… - Composite …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, natural fibers (agave, coir, and pine) were surface treated with maleated
polyethylene (MAPE) with two main objectives:(1) to improve the mechanical properties of …

Improving the compatibility and mechanical properties of natural fibers/green polyethylene biocomposites produced by rotational molding

JR Robledo-Ortíz, ME González-López… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
In this work, sustainable rotomolded composites based on green polyethylene (Green-PE)
and natural fibers (coir and agave) were studied. Fibers' surface was treated with maleated …

Physical and mechanical properties of rambans (agave) fiber reinforced with polyester composite materials

L Prasad, V Singh, RV Patel, A Yadav… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present study proposes variety ofnovel composites fabricated from Rambans (Agave)
fibers and recognizes its physical and mechanical behavior by varying its proportion in the …

Polylactic acid–agave fiber biocomposites produced by rotational molding: A comparative study with compression molding

EO Cisneros‐López, AA Pérez‐Fonseca… - Advances in Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the possibility to produce polylactic acid (PLA) and agave fiber biocomposites
by dry‐blending and rotational molding was studied. The samples were also produced by …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of disposable polylactide (PLA) cups by rotational molding technology: the influence of pre-processing grinding and thermal treatment

J Aniśko, M Barczewski, P Mietliński, A Piasecki… - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents the structure-property relationship of rotationally molded products made
of waste-based polylactide (PLA) pre-processed with different procedures. While the use of …

Fabrication of agave tequilana bagasse/PLA composite and preliminary mechanical properties assessment

O Huerta-Cardoso, I Durazo-Cardenas… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bagasse agave tequilana fibres (ATF), an abundant by-product of Mexican tequila
production, were characterised, treated and investigated as a reinforcement and filler …

Treatment of banana fiber for use in the reinforcement of polymeric matrices

AN Benítez, MD Monzón, I Angulo, Z Ortega… - Measurement, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent studies on the use of vegetable fibers in polymers have led to the conclusion that the
fibers must be treated to improve their adherence to plastic matrices. The present study …