Author:Dlungwana, Wilkin S; Mapiravana, Joseph; Ampofo-Anti, Naa Lamkai; Dumani, NozonkeDate:Dec 2017The building sector represented the largest uptake globally of natural fibre reinforced
composites (NFRCs)1 in 2005 (Sharma et al, 2007). As the sector which consumes
about 50% of all raw materials extracted from the Earth’s crust annually ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; John, Maya JDate:Mar 2017The development of biobased polymer materials from renewable resources meets the concept of sustainability, offering the potential of renewability, biodegradation, and a path away from the problems associated with plastic derived from ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Patnaik, AsisDate:Jan 2021Present study deals with the biodegradable behavior of individual components and their preforms of nonwoven biocomposites developed from waste wool fibers including coring wool (CW), dorper wool (DW) and recycled polyester fibers (RPET). A ...Read more
Author:Anandjiwala, RD; Blouw, SDate:Oct 2004Composite materials reinforced with natural fibres, such as flax, hemp, kenaf and jute, are gaining increasing importance in automotive, aerospace, packaging and other industrial applications due to their lighter weight, competitive specific ...Read more
Author:Paul, V; John, Maya JDate:Apr 2018There is an increasing urgency worldwide to develop bio-based products that can ease the widespread dependence on fossil fuels. The use of natural fibers and natural bio-based resin systems for the production of biocomposites has been pursued ...Read more
Author:John, Maya JDate:Jun 2017The emergence of biocomposites as an alternative to petroleum-based composites has largely been to superior technical properties along with problems associated with depleting petroleum resources and increasing environmental legislations. The ...Read more
Author:Kumar, R; Anandjiwala, RDDate:May 2012Biocomposites were successfully prepared by the reinforcement of soy protein isolate (SPI) with different weight fractions of woven flax fabric. The flax-fabric-reinforced SPI-based composites were then arylated with 2,2-diphenyl-2-hydroxyethanoic ...Read more
Author:Gbadeyan, OJ; Adali, S; Bright, G; Sithole, Bishop B; Lekha, Prabashni SDate:May 2021This study deal with the development and investigation of a novel hybrid nano-shell plant fiber biocomposite. Nano-calcium carbonate CaCO3 ranging from 1 to 5 wt% and 20 wt% banana fiber-filled hybrid biocomposite were prepared using a hand ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:2012In the recent years, biodegradable aliphatic polyesters-based composite materials have attracted substantial interest, primarily due to their sustainable production, use and end-life. This chapter discusses the preparation, characterisation, ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RDDate:2008A critical review of the literature on the various aspects of natural fibers and biocomposites with a particular reference to chemical modifications is presented in this paper. A notable disadvantage of natural fibers is their polarity which ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Dada, OSDate:Jan 2021Plastic becomes a necessity for our day-to-day life, since it has been widely used in all major sectors including the textile industry. However, the tackling of these recalcitrant plastic-based products wastes is becoming the most challenging ...Read more
Author:Mokhena, Teboho C; Jacobs, V; Luyt, ASDate:May 2015Over the past decades, electrospinning of biopolymers down to nanoscale garnered much interest to address most of the millennia issues related to water treatment. The fabrication of these nanostructured membranes added a new dimension to the ...Read more