A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites

Renewable natural fibres such as oil palm, flax, andpineapple leaf can be utilized to obtain new high performancepolymer materials. The reuse of waste natural fibres as reinforcementfor polymer is a sustainable option to the environment. However, dueto its high hydroxyl content of cellulose, natural...

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Main Authors: Debnath, Sujan, Nguong, C.W., Lee, S.N.B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 2013
Online Access:http://waset.org/publications/6783/a-review-on-natural-fibre-reinforced-polymer-composites
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31977
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author Debnath, Sujan
Nguong, C.W.
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description Renewable natural fibres such as oil palm, flax, andpineapple leaf can be utilized to obtain new high performancepolymer materials. The reuse of waste natural fibres as reinforcementfor polymer is a sustainable option to the environment. However, dueto its high hydroxyl content of cellulose, natural fibres aresusceptible to absorb water that affects the composite mechanicalproperties adversely. Research found that Nano materials such asNano Silica Carbide (n-SiC) and Nano Clay can be added into thepolymer composite to overcome this problem by enhancing itsmechanical properties in wet condition. The addition of Nanomaterial improves the tensile and wear properties, flexural stressstrainbehaviour, fracture toughness, and fracture strength of polymernatural composites in wet and dry conditions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-319772017-01-30T13:28:30Z A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Debnath, Sujan Nguong, C.W. Lee, S.N.B. Renewable natural fibres such as oil palm, flax, andpineapple leaf can be utilized to obtain new high performancepolymer materials. The reuse of waste natural fibres as reinforcementfor polymer is a sustainable option to the environment. However, dueto its high hydroxyl content of cellulose, natural fibres aresusceptible to absorb water that affects the composite mechanicalproperties adversely. Research found that Nano materials such asNano Silica Carbide (n-SiC) and Nano Clay can be added into thepolymer composite to overcome this problem by enhancing itsmechanical properties in wet condition. The addition of Nanomaterial improves the tensile and wear properties, flexural stressstrainbehaviour, fracture toughness, and fracture strength of polymernatural composites in wet and dry conditions. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31977 http://waset.org/publications/6783/a-review-on-natural-fibre-reinforced-polymer-composites WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY fulltext
spellingShingle Debnath, Sujan
Nguong, C.W.
Lee, S.N.B.
A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title_full A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title_fullStr A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title_full_unstemmed A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title_short A Review on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
title_sort review on natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
url http://waset.org/publications/6783/a-review-on-natural-fibre-reinforced-polymer-composites
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31977