Natural fibre composites: Materials, processes and applications

✍ Scribed by Alma Hodzic

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering 47
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The use of natural fibres as reinforcements in composites has grown in importance. Natural fibre composites summarises significant recent research in this area. Chapters in part one introduce and explore the structure, properties, processing and applications of natural fibre reinforcements including those made from wood and cellulosic fibres. Part two describes the processing of natural fibre composites. Chapters discuss ethical practices in the processing of green composites, manufacturing methods and compression and injection molding techniques for natural fibre composites, and thermoset matrix natural fibre-reinforced composites. Part three highlights the testing and properties of natural fibre composites including non-destructive and high strain rate testing.

✦ Table of Contents

Part 1 Natural fibre reinforcements: Wood fibres as reinforcements in natural fibre composites: Structure, properties, processing and applications; Chemistry and structure of cellulosic fibres as reinforcements in natural fibre composites; Creating hierarchical structures in cellulosic fibre-reinforced polymer composites for advanced performance; Using recycled polymers in natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites; Electrospun cellulosic fibre-reinforced composite materials. Part 2 Processing of natural fibre composites: Ethical practices in the processing of green composites; Manufacturing methods for natural fiber composites; Compression and injection molding techniques for natural fiber composites; Thermoset matrix natural fibre-reinforced composites. Part 3 Testing and properties: Non-destructive testing (NDT) of natural fiber composites: acoustic emission technique; High strain rate testing of natural fiber composites; Performance of natural fiber composites under dynamic loading; The response of natural fibre composites to impact damage: A case study; Natural fibre composites in a marine environment.