Natural fiber-reinforced polylactic acid, polylactic acid blends and their composites for advanced applications

RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, HA Aisyah, MRM Asyraf… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

A review: additive manufacturing of wood-plastic composites

Z Zeng, Y Zhou, S Wen, C Zhou - Cellulose, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Wood-plastic composites (WPCs), combined with wood particles as filler and plastic
as matrix material, is a kind of sustainable (if recyclable polymer is used) and environment …

Mechanical, morphological, and tribological characterization of novel walnut shell-reinforced polylactic acid-based biocomposites and prediction based on artificial …

SK Mishra, S Dahiya, B Gangil, L Ranakoti… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Biocomposites are now being viewed as an almost perfect alternative to conventional
nonbiodegradable polymers. In addition, the use of natural fillers further augments the value …

Evaluation of stress-controlled high-cycle fatigue characteristics in PLA-wood fused deposition modeling 3D-printed parts under bending loads

M Kianifar, M Azadi, F Heidari - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
PLA (Poly-lactic acid)-wood provides more biodegradability through natural fibers, a
significant advantage of pure PLA. Nevertheless, these bio-composites may have inferior …

[HTML][HTML] In the mix: The effect of wood composition on the 3D printability and mechanical performance of wood-plastic composites

Y Huang, S Löschke, G Proust - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2021 - Elsevier
The material composition of 3D printed elements has enormous influence on the qualities of
the final product–it is decisive in determining the mechanical performance, aesthetic …

Sustainable polymers and sisal fibers based green composites: A detailed characterization and analysis.

KS Kumar, S Gairola, I Singh - Express Polymer Letters, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
In the global pursuit of using sustainable constituents for develo** composite materials,
the current investigation has paid particular attention to the most promising biopolymers …

[HTML][HTML] Wood flour/ceramic reinforced polylactic acid based 3D–printed functionally grade structural material for integrated engineering applications: a numerical and …

A Thirugnanasamabandam, B Prabhu… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recently, efforts have been done to capitalize on the potential of multidisciplinary research
in order to produce unique features in polymer technology. To improve its physical and …

Studies on parametric optimization of PLA/graphene composites synthesized by fused filament fabrication for thermal applications

MN Bashir, K Logesh, S Kannan, DS Vijayan… - Thermal Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to examine the impact of various material and processing
factors on the hardness (Shore D) and tensile strength of PLA/graphene composites. The …

Performance of polymer composite constituted cabinet dryer integrated within a solar flat plate collector

SR Sachin, AM Kuzmin, S Krishnakumar… - … in Materials Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Generally, solar dryer cabinets are made up of sheet metals that are heavy, costly, tend to
rust over time, and possess the high heat rate to the outer atmosphere. In order to overcome …

A review of natural fibers reinforced composites for railroad applications

MC de Souza, I Moroz, I Cesarino… - Applied Science and …, 2022 - ph02.tci-thaijo.org
Composite materials are abundantly present in applications related to transportation
industries, mainly due to their lightweight, good mechanical performance, and viable …