Biodegradable Composites: Materials, Manufacturing and Engineering

✍ Scribed by Kumar K., Davim P.J. (ed.)

• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 211
• Series: Advanced Composites
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With conventional materials contributing greatly to environmental waste, biodegradable and natural composites have grown in interest and display low environmental impact at low cost across a wide range of applications. This book provides an overview of different biodegradable and natural composites and focuses on efforts into increasing their mechanical performance to extend their capabilities and applications.
A rapidly developing field.
Covers natural materials usage in place of current synthetically produced materials.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Advanced Composites Series: Volume 10
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Biodegradable Composites: Materials, Manufacturing and Engineering
Copyright
Preface
Contents
List of contributors
Editors’ biographies
Part I: Introduction and Material
1. An insight into plant-based biodegradable composites
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Techniques for processing
1.3 Properties and morphological study
1.4 Applications
1.5 Conclusion
References
2. Corn (maize) – its fibers, polymers, composites, and applications: A review
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Corn plant
2.2.1 History of corn plant
2.2.2 Bioethanol from corn
2.3 Corn starch
2.3.1 Corn starch isolation
2.3.2 Corn starch film preparation
2.3.3 Corn starch properties
2.4 Corn fibers
2.4.1 Corn husk fiber
2.4.2 Corn stalk fiber
2.4.3 Corn hull fiber
2.4.4 Treatment of corn fiber composites
2.4.5 Applications of corn fiber composites
2.5 Conclusion
References
Part II: Manufacturing and Properties
3. Production of Biodegradable Composites from Agricultural Waste: A Review
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Classification of composites
3.3 Structural and nonstructural composites
3.4 Biodegradable composites from common agricultural products
3.5 Properties of biodegradable composite from common agricultural products
3.6 Classification and production methods for biodegradable composites
3.7 Applications of biodegradable composites
3.8 Sustainability and future work in biodegradable composites
3.9 Summary
References
4. Natural fiber-based biocomposites: Effect of orientation on mechanical properties
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fiber classification on the basis of dimensional properties
4.3 Fiber orientation
4.3.1 The injection orientation mechanisms
4.3.2 Analysis of the parameters influencing the fiber orientation
4.4 Fiber orientation description
4.4.1 Vector representation of a single fiber orientation
4.4.2 Orientation distribution function
4.4.3 Orientation tensor
4.4.4 Orientation coefficient of Hermans
4.5 Modeling of the fiber orientation in flow
4.5.1 Evolution model of a single fiber
4.5.2 Evolution models of a fiber population
4.5.3 Closure approximation
4.6 Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties
4.6.1 Voigtmodel or rule of mixture/Reuss model or inverse rule of mixture
4.6.2 Modified rule of mixture
4.7 Conclusion
References
5. Mechanical properties of bamboo yarn: A biodegradable composite material for structural works
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Composite material
5.1.2 Natural fibers reinforcement
5.1.3 Epoxy
5.1.4 Bamboo
5.1.5 Bamboo yarn
5.2 Materials and methods
5.2.1 Materials
5.2.2 Epoxy
5.2.3 Fabrication of bamboo yarn-reinforced epoxy composite
5.2.4 Mechanical and thermal degradation property
5.3 Results and discussion
5.3.1 Mechanical test results
5.3.2 Thermal degradation test results
5.4 Conclusion
References
6. Aggrandized flexural properties of assorted natural biological materials
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Flexural strength
6.3 Flexural test types
6.3.1 3-Point test method
6.3.2 4-Point test method
6.3.3 Factors affecting flexural strength and flexural modulus
6.4 Biological systems
6.4.1 Animal-based system
6.4.2 Plant-based system
6.5 Conclusion
References
7. Hygrothermoelastic behaviour Natural fibers based composites: Mechanisms and formalism
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Different behaviors of natural fiber-based composite facing moisture, temperature, and mechanical loadings: mechanism and formalism
7.2.1 Hygroscopic behavior of natural fiber-based composites
7.2.2 Thermal behavior of composites reinforced with natural fibers
7.2.3 Hygrothermal behavior of natural fiber-based composites
7.2.4 Hygroelastic behavior of composite reinforced with natural fibers
7.2.5 Thermoelastic behavior of composites embedded by natural fibers
7.2.6 Hygrothermoelastic behavior of composite embedded by natural fibers
7.3 Application
7.4 Conclusion and perspective
References
Part III: Machining and Application
8. Influence of drilling parameters on the thrust force and mechanical properties of biodegradable particleboard composite panels: A review
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Materials and machining of particleboard
8.2.1 Selection of materials and fabrication of sample
8.2.2 Machining of particle board composite materials
8.2.3 Optimization of input process parameters
8.3 Mechanical properties of particleboard composite panels
8.4 Overview and discussion
8.5 Conclusions
8.6 Future suggestions
References
9. A numerical study of rotating functionally graded annular fin
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Mathematical Formulation
9.3 Result and Discussion
9.4 Conclusions
Nomenclature
References
Index