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Natural Fiber Composites [PDF]

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2013
1 Department of Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan 2 Industrial Materials Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 75 de Mortagne Boulevard Boucherville, QC, Canada J4B 6Y4 3Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road.
Hiroyuki Hamada, Johanne Denault, Amar K. Mohanty, Yan Li, Mohamed S. Aly-Hassan   +4 more
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Review on the impact behavior of natural fiber epoxy based composites [PDF]

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The growing demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly materials has spurred interest in natural fiber epoxy composites as a viable substitute for synthetic-based composites.
Abdu Mohammed Seid, Solomon Alemneh Adimass   +1 more
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Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites [PDF]

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2015
The use of natural fibers as a reinforcement for various materials was recorded already in ancient Egypt; however, their rediscovery can be dated to the beginning of 20th century.
Md. Saiful Islam, Adriana Kovalcik, Mahbub Hasan, Vijay Kumar Thakur   +3 more
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Effect of Addition of Dipersion Agent on Tensile Mechanical Strength of HDPE Water Hyacinth Composites [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites are a solution to growing environmental threats. This research used water hyacinth natural fiber and HDPE thermoplastic polymer.
Isma’il Nur Ikhsan, Ariawan Dody, Raharjo Wijang Wisnu   +2 more
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Standardization of a Chemical Modification Protocol for Jute Fabric Reinforcement

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Surface modification of a jute fibrous reinforcement is preferred to improve its compatibility with thermosetting resin for the development of biocomposite.
L. Ammayappan, S. Chakraborty, I. Musthafa, N.C. Pan   +3 more
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Okra, a New Technical Bast Fiber: Its Comparison with Jute Fiber

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Okra bast fiber (OBF) is one of the underutilized natural bast fibers, extracted from the bark of the okra plant’s (Abelmoschus esculentus) stem. Globally, the okra crop is cultivated for its green immature fruit consumed as a vegetable.
P. Gupta, S. Maiti, R. Das, S. Patra, R. V. Adivarekar, G. Basu   +5 more
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Genome-wide association mapping reveals new loci associated with light-colored seed coat at harvest and slow darkening in carioca beans

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a legume whose grain can be stored for months, a common practice among Brazilian growers. Over time, seed coats become darker and harder to cook, traits that are undesirable to consumers, who associate ...
Caléo Panhoca de Almeida, Isabella Laporte Santos, Jean Fausto de Carvalho Paulino, Caio Cesar Ferrari Barbosa, Cássia Cristina Augusto Pereira, Cassia Regina Limonta Carvalho, Gabriel de Moraes Cunha Gonçalves, Qijian Song, Sérgio Augusto Morais Carbonell, Alisson Fernando Chiorato, Luciana Lasry Benchimol-Reis   +10 more
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The effects of microcrystalline cellulose as a dietary component for lactating dairy cows

Agricultural and Food Science, 2020
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) has several applications in food and pharmaceutical industries but the nutritional value for dairy cows and effects on in vivo digestion are not known. A feeding experiment was conducted using 24 dairy cows. The cows were
Outi Savonen, Piia Kairenius, Päivi Mäntysaari, Tomasz Stefanski, Juhana Pakkasmaa, Marketta Rinne   +5 more
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Pashmina Fiber Blended Woven Fabrics for High Functional Performances

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023
A study was conducted to develop Pashmina blended woven fabrics to enhance their functional properties by chemical processing. The samples were prepared from Pashmina, wool and nylon fibers in five blends: T1 (60:0:40); T2 (45:15:40); T3 (30:30:40); T4 ...
Mukesh Kumar Singh, Dinesh Babu Shakyawar, Parikshit Bajpai, Arun Kumar Singh Gangwar   +3 more
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Direct Comparison of the Structural Compression Characteristics of Natural and Synthetic Fiber-Epoxy Composites: Flax, Jute, Hemp, Glass and Carbon Fibers

Fibers, 2020
Recent decades have seen substantial interest in the use of natural fibers in continuous fiber reinforced composites, such as flax, jute and hemp. Considering potential applications, it is of particular interest how natural fiber composites compare to ...
Mike R. Bambach
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