The Environmental concern and awareness around the globe have led to the development
of sustainable bio composites which are derived from renewable resources. Biodegradable …

In recent decades, demand for sustainable materials in place of low cost and high strength
materials has been trigged globally, which has motivated researchers towards …

Flax is one of the popular natural fibers used as a reinforcing agent for polymer composite.
The raw flax fiber is hydrophilic in nature, and the chemical constituent of flax is mainly …

The environmental performance of biodegradable materials has attracted attention from the
academic and the industrial research over the recent years. Currently, degradation behavior …

Environmental concerns and cost reduction have encouraged the use of natural fillers as
reinforcement in polymer composites. Currently, a wide variety of reinforcement, such as …

Polylatic acid (PLA) and PLA foams show a promising prospect for replacing the traditional
petroleum-based polymers and foams. However, PLA shows poor ductility, thermal stability …

The development of environmentally friendly composite materials that may be used in a
variety of applications is the result of growing environmental concerns and imminent …

Every day large amounts of fish waste are produced and grossly discarded in markets
around the world causing environmental and hygiene issue. The use of these scraps for the …

In this paper, nanofibrillated celluloses (NFCs) with network-like structure were extracted
from microcrystalline cellulose for the first time through swelling and mechanical shearing …

Platelet-like and fibrous lignocellulosic fillers were achieved from the leaves of Chamaerops
humilis (CHL) and Posidonia oceanica (POL) and used as a hybrid reinforcement for a …