Curaua fiber reinforced high-density polyethylene composites: effect of impact modifier and fiber loading [PDF]
Polímeros, 2020 Short fibers are used in thermoplastic composites to increase their tensile and flexural resistance; however, it often decreases impact resistance. Composites with short vegetal fibers are not an exception to this behavior. The purpose of this work is to
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Mechanical Properties Analysis of Polypropylene Biocomposites Reinforced with Curaua Fiber [PDF]
Materials Research, 2015 Over the last few years, great interest has been shown by researchers in presenting alternative proposals for the design and fabrication of materials with good mechanical properties and low cost for a variety of applications.
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C, 2023 The main objective of this research centered on investigating the effect of the addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical and thermal properties of curauá-fiber-reinforced composites.
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The Quasi-static and Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Curaua Fibers [PDF]
Materials Research, 2018 The research of natural fiber composites is growing due to the fact that the green materials combine low weight with good mechanical properties.
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Mechanical Behaviour of Reinforced Sand with Natural Curauá Fibers through Full Scale Direct Shear Tests [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Inclusion of natural fibers (sisal, curauá, coco fiber and others) for soil improvement has been the study object in diverse geotechnical areas and it is a topic of growing interest, within the research area of new geotechnical materials.
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Multi-objective optimization of carbon/glass hybrid composites with newly developed resin (NDR) using gray relational analysis [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: It is seen that little amount of work on optimization of mechanical properties taking into consideration the combined effect of design variables such as stacking angle, stacking sequence, different resins and thickness of composite laminates has
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Technical Assessment of Leaf Fibers from Curaua: An Amazonian Bioresource
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 The main goal of this study is to assess the mechanical, physical and morphological properties of bundle fibers extracted from curaua leaves and pullout testing in cementitious matrix.
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Tinctorial behavior of curaua and banana fibers and dyeing wastewater treatment by porous alumina membranes [PDF]
, 2016 Physicochemical and dyeing properties using reactive dyes of curaua and banana fibers were studied by means of color strength (K/S), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR ...
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 The use of vegetable fibers in the modern engineering industry represents a worldwide need for sustainable low-cost materials with desirable mechanical characteristics, such as high strength, modulus of elasticity and strain capacity. In order to be used
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Chemical characterization of lignin and lipophilic fractions from leaf fibers of curaua (Ananas erectifolius) [PDF]
, 2007 E-mail: delrio@irnase.csic.es (J.C. del Río)The chemical composition of leaf fibers of curaua (Ananas erectifolius), an herbaceous plant native of Amazonia, was studied.
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