The exponential development in knowledge on the health and environmental concerns
linked to conventional denim processing is directly responsible for the continuous increase …

Natural fibers today are a popular choice for applications in composite manufacturing.
Based on the sustainability benefits, biofibers such as plant fibers are replacing synthetic …

Hunger and chronic undernourishment impact over 800 million people, which translates to≈
10.7% of the world's population. While countries are increasingly making efforts to reduce …

This Review gives an overview of precursor systems, their processing, and the final
precursor‐dependent structure of carbon fibers (CFs) including new developments in …

I feel honoured and proud writing this Editorial on the occasion of the maiden anniversary of
Trade, Lan and Development. When TL&D started a yearand-a-half ago with only the name …

This work was aimed to evaluate the performance of two different surface modifications on
cellulose nano-particles obtained from blue agave bagasse. Cellulose nanofibers were …

A tremendous amount of wheat straw (WS) has been generated by wheat crops every year,
while only a small percentage is being used in applications, and most get burned on the …

The increasing demand for cellulosic fibres is continuously driven by the growing earth
population and requirements of the textile industry. The annual cotton production of ca. 25 …

The focus on the use of eco-friendly materials in cementitious composites has resulted in
increasing interest and use of materials such as chopped basalt fibres which are a …

This work was sparked by the reported identification of man-made cellulosic fibers
(rayon/viscose) in the marine environment as a major fraction of plastic litter by Fourier …