Thermal stability of natural fibers and their polymer composites

M Asim, MT Paridah, M Chandrasekar… - Iranian Polymer …, 2020 - Springer
Natural fiber-based composites are applied in many structural engineered products from
civil constructions to automobile manufacturing due to the properties such as low density …

Review of state-of-the-art studies on the water absorption capacity of agricultural fiber-reinforced polymer composites for sustainable construction

NSN Arman, RS Chen, S Ahmad - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With the growing environmental impact related to the production, disposal, and recycling of
synthetic fiber based polymeric matrix composites, environmentally friendly composites have …

Impacts of crop residues on soil health: A review

B Fu, L Chen, H Huang, P Qu, Z Wei - Environmental Pollutants and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Crop residues are mainly post-harvest remains of agriculture. The organic matters, nutrients,
and hollow structures of crop residues enable them to be applied in agriculture. In this …

Engineering Wood Products from Eucalyptus spp.

L Seng Hua, L Wei Chen, P Antov… - … in Materials Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forest covers 4.06 billion hectares (ha) or 31% of the total land area worldwide, where
93%(3.75 billion ha) are natural regenerating forests and the remaining 7%(294 million ha) …

Management of agricultural waste biomass as raw material for the construction sector: an analysis of sustainable and circular alternatives

M Duque-Acevedo, I Lancellotti, F Andreola… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Background The agricultural and construction sectors demand enormous amounts of natural
resources and generate environmental impacts that negatively affect ecosystems. One of the …

Recent progress in thermal and acoustic properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: preparation, characterization, and data analysis

B Dev, MA Rahman, MR Repon… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) have emerged as promising eco‐
friendly alternatives over conventional synthetic fiber composites due to their inherent …

The role of lignin in wood working processes using elevated temperatures: an abbreviated literature survey

Z Börcsök, Z Pásztory - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2021 - Springer
The lignin, cellulose and hemicelluloses in wood are polymers that behave similarly to the
artificial polymers and are bonded together in wood. Lignin differs from the other two …

[PDF][PDF] Alkali treated coir/pineapple leaf fibres reinforced PLA hybrid composites: Evaluation of mechanical, morphological, thermal and physical properties.

R Siakeng, M Jawaid, M Asim, N Saba… - Express Polymer …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The present study deals with the incorporation of different ratios of alkali-treated coir fibres
(CF) and pineapple leaf fibres (PALF) in polylactic acid (PLA) hybrid composites. Developed …

Fabrication and application of eco-friendly bamboo self-bonded composites for furniture

J Shi, X Xu, T Zhong, W Zhang, S Yuan… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Self-bonding technology is a facile and green molding approach to obtain eco-friendly and
formaldehyde-free bamboo self-bonded composites (BSCs), yet the manufacture process is …

Effect of surface modified date palm fibre loading on mechanical, thermal properties of date palm reinforced phenolic composites

M Asim, M Jawaid, H Fouad, OY Alothman - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research NaOH treated date palm fibres were used as reinforcement in phenolic
based composites. The composites were prepared by hot press technique and evaluated …