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 …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review of natural fiber reinforced hybrid composites: Processing, properties, applications and cost

MJ Suriani, RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, A Khalina… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Increasing scientific interest has occurred concerning the utilization of natural fiber-
enhanced hybrid composites that incorporate one or more types of natural enhancement …

Polymer composites filled with metal derivatives: A review of flame retardants

RA Ilyas, SM Sapuan, MRM Asyraf, D Dayana… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Polymer composites filled with metal derivatives have been widely used in recent years,
particularly as flame retardants, due to their superior characteristics, including high thermal …

Natural fiber reinforced composite material for product design: A short review

MA Azman, MRM Asyraf, A Khalina, M Petrů… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Natural fibers have attracted great attention from industrial players and researchers for the
exploitation of polymer composites because of their “greener” nature and contribution to …

Application of epoxy resin in cultural relics protection

Z Chen, X Liu, H Chen, J Li, X Wang, J Zhu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Cultural relics have their unique artistic, cultural and historical value, and the protection of
important cultural relics is conducive to the inheritance of historical culture. As a kind of …

3D printing and sha** polymers, composites, and nanocomposites: a review

MNM Azlin, RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, SM Sapuan… - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Sustainable technologies are vital due to the efforts of researchers and investors who have
allocated significant amounts of money and time to their development. Nowadays, 3D …

Delamination and manufacturing defects in natural fiber-reinforced hybrid composite: A review

MJ Suriani, HZ Rapi, RA Ilyas, M Petrů, SM Sapuan - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, most boat fabrication companies use 100% synthetic fiber-reinforced
composite materials, due to their high performance of mechanical properties. In the new …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in sustainable arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea Linn) starch biopolymers, fibres, biopolymer composites and their potential industrial …

J Tarique, SM Sapuan, A Khalina, SFK Sherwani… - Journal of Materials …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Raising environmental awareness had forced researchers to explore the potential and
implementation of environmentally friendly materials as alternatives for conventional …

Flammability, tensile, and morphological properties of oil palm empty fruit bunches fiber/pet yarn-reinforced epoxy fire retardant hybrid polymer composites

MJ Suriani, FSM Radzi, RA Ilyas, M Petrů, SM Sapuan… - Polymers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) fiber is a natural fiber that possesses many
advantages, such as biodegradability, eco-friendly, and renewable nature. The effect of the …

Natural fillers as potential modifying agents for epoxy composition: A review

N Sienkiewicz, M Dominic, J Parameswaranpillai - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Epoxy resins as important organic matrices, thanks to their chemical structure and the
possibility of modification, have unique properties, which contribute to the fact that these …