Author:John, Maya J; Thomas, S; Varughese, KTDate:Nov 2009Natural rubber was reinforced with sisal–oil palm hybrid fibers. Composites were prepared by varying the weight content of the fibers and chemical modification of the biofibers. The interaction of three different types of aromatic solvents, ...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:Anandjiwala, RDDate:Dec 2006Natural fibres and their products were prevalent since the early civilization of our society. Since then, the utilization and economic impact of natural fibre cultivation and down stream processing and products have been well established all ...Read more
Author:Mlando, Mvubu B; Anandjiwala, Rajesh D; Patnaik, AsisDate:Apr 2019This article reports a study on the effect of different natural fibres, their blend ratios and varying air gaps between a needle-punched non-woven fabric and polystyrene backing on the sound absorption coefficients of the needle-punched ...Read more
Author:Erasmus, E; Anandjiwala, RDate:Nov 2008Natural fibres are often used for reinforcing thermoplastics, like polypropylene, to manufacture composite materials exhibiting numerous advantages such as high mechanical properties, low density and biodegradability. The mechanical properties ...Read more
Author:Abraham, E; Deepa, B; Pothan, LA; Jacob, M; Thomas, S; Cvelbar, U; Anandjiwala, RDate:Jun 2011The objective of this work was to develop a simple process to obtain an aqueous stable colloid suspension of cellulose nano fibrils from various lignocellulosic fibres. For the preliminary analysis we have studied three different fibres: ...Read more
Author:Cordeiro, N; Gouveia, C; Jacob John, MayaDate:Jan 2011Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) is a suitable method to determine surface energy of natural fibres when compared to wetting techniques. In the present study, the surface properties of raw and modified lignocellulosic fibres have been ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RD; Thomas, SDate:Apr 2009Natural Rubber (NR) is a naturally occurring elastomeric polymer of isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene). It can be extracted from latex of only one kind of tree, the Hevea braziliensis. Hevea rubber is produced in many tropical regions of ...Read more
Author:Phiri, G; Sadiku, ER; Khoathane, MCDate:Oct 2012In recent years, considerable attention has been given by aircraft manufacturers to the development and utilisation of natural fibres
instead of synthetics. This is because natural fibres are a renewable raw material
and their availability ...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:Anandjiwala, RDDate:Nov 2013Nonwoven geotextiles are complex three-dimensional structures formed by the random arrangement of fibres. They are permeable and compressive textile materials and belong to the geosynthetic group, which also includes geogrids, geonets, ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, WB; Corderley, GDate:Dec 2007The utilisation and prominence of composite materials have been increasing significantly over the past decade in technologically demanding industry sectors, such as aerospace and automotive. It has been accompanied by growing needs for research ...Read more