Influence of natural fiber type in eco-composites

Miriam García; Izaskun Garmendia; Javier García

doi:10.1002/app.27519

Influence of natural fiber type in eco-composites

Miriam García, Izaskun Garmendia, Javier García

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Abstract

This study concerns the preparation of ecocomposites based on natural fibers coming from wood and subproducts (rice husks) and products (kenaf) of annually grown plants. The matrices used were of two types: a biopolymer (PLA) and a petroleum-derived polymer (HDPE). Results showed that natural fibers markedly increase the tensile and flexural properties of both polymers by extending the field of application of these materials with less use of nonrenewable resources. The properties obtained are comparable to commercially available fiber-filled composites. Moreover, processing can easily be carried out in one step below a critical fiber volume. Fire and durability performance of the composites can be also improved by adding typical fire retardants and pigments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2994-3004
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume	107
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/app.27519
Publication status	Published - 5 Mar 2008

Keywords

Biofibres
Biomaterials
Composites
Mechanical properties
Reactive processing

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