Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria

Proper material selection enhances both desired physical and meta-physical properties of the end user products. Due to the growing awareness of the environmental issues as well as the industrial sustainability, the Natural Fiber Composites (NFCs) have recently emphasized to be implemented in various...

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Main Authors: Al-Oqla, Faris M., Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan, Abdul Aziz, Nuraini
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46249/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46249/1/Selecting%20natural%20fibres%20for%20bio-based%20materials%20with%20conflicting%20criteria.pdf
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author Al-Oqla, Faris M.
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Aziz, Nuraini
author_facet Al-Oqla, Faris M.
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Aziz, Nuraini
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Proper material selection enhances both desired physical and meta-physical properties of the end user products. Due to the growing awareness of the environmental issues as well as the industrial sustainability, the Natural Fiber Composites (NFCs) have recently emphasized to be implemented in various industrial applications. The final product features of such composites depend on the integrated characteristics of both matrix and fillers properties. Selecting an appropriate natural fiber type to form an NFC is affected by several factors and criteria. Up-to-date, natural fibers are evaluated regarding limited number of criteria. This study, introduces a proper integrated evaluation and selection scheme for the natural fibers and their capabilities considering integrated evaluation. Results demonstrate that better evaluation of natural fibers regarding wide range of criteria would lead to better decisions regarding selecting the suitable NFCs for industrial applications and enhance achieving better performance. Such evaluations should consider combined economic and environmental characteristics as well as technical ones. New potential fiber types can be discovered and utilized through better evaluations using combined desired criteria.
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spelling upm-462492022-06-17T01:49:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46249/ Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria Al-Oqla, Faris M. Salit, Mohd Sapuan Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan Abdul Aziz, Nuraini Proper material selection enhances both desired physical and meta-physical properties of the end user products. Due to the growing awareness of the environmental issues as well as the industrial sustainability, the Natural Fiber Composites (NFCs) have recently emphasized to be implemented in various industrial applications. The final product features of such composites depend on the integrated characteristics of both matrix and fillers properties. Selecting an appropriate natural fiber type to form an NFC is affected by several factors and criteria. Up-to-date, natural fibers are evaluated regarding limited number of criteria. This study, introduces a proper integrated evaluation and selection scheme for the natural fibers and their capabilities considering integrated evaluation. Results demonstrate that better evaluation of natural fibers regarding wide range of criteria would lead to better decisions regarding selecting the suitable NFCs for industrial applications and enhance achieving better performance. Such evaluations should consider combined economic and environmental characteristics as well as technical ones. New potential fiber types can be discovered and utilized through better evaluations using combined desired criteria. Science Publications 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46249/1/Selecting%20natural%20fibres%20for%20bio-based%20materials%20with%20conflicting%20criteria.pdf Al-Oqla, Faris M. and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan and Abdul Aziz, Nuraini (2015) Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 12 (1). pp. 64-71. ISSN 1546-9239; ESSN: 1554-3641 https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2015.64.71 10.3844/ajassp.2015.64.71
spellingShingle Al-Oqla, Faris M.
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
Abdul Aziz, Nuraini
Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title_full Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title_fullStr Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title_full_unstemmed Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title_short Selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
title_sort selecting natural fibres for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria
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