Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review
Plant fibers are increasingly used in fabricating polymer composite components useful in the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries. This surge in the usage of plant fibers in different industries is owing to the improved understanding of the toxicity of synthetic fibers. It is essential...
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| author | Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai Jineesh Ayippadath Gopi Sabarish Radoor Midhun Dominic C․ D․ Senthilkumar Krishnasamy Kalim Deshmukh Nishar Hameed Nisa V. Salim Natalia Sienkiewicz |
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| description | Plant fibers are increasingly used in fabricating polymer composite components useful in the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries. This surge in the usage of plant fibers in different industries is owing to the improved understanding of the toxicity of synthetic fibers. It is essential to point out that “Humans need earth, not earth needs humans” therefore policymakers and researchers are working on replacing traditional materials with green materials. Plant fibers are green materials with many advantages over synthetic materials, such as easy processing, reduction of CO2 emissions, biodegradable, recyclable, good thermomechanical properties, and better compatibility with human health. Therefore, plant fibers are extensively used as a modifier for polymers. The drawbacks of plant fibers are the presence of OH groups in their basic structure and the presence of amorphous components. Both these drawbacks can be reduced by chemically treating the fibers. Further coupling agents can be used to increase the compatibility between the fiber and polymer. It is reported that incorporating fibers (non-continuous or continuous), and fiber mats as a reinforcement for polymers improve the mechanical, thermal resistance, thermal conductivity, and surface properties. Accelerated aging studies also reported favourable results for the use of plant fiber-based composites for long-term outdoor applications. However, plant fibers have lower strength and are hydrophilic compared to synthetic fibers, more research is required to overcome fully these drawbacks. This review examines and discusses the fundamentals of plant fiber, its processing, drawbacks, recent research trends, composites properties, prospects, and potential applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cfc04601ccf48b6b1714a5303f4ba862023-03-10T04:36:36ZengElsevierComposites Part C: Open Access2666-68202023-03-0110100333Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive reviewJyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai0Jineesh Ayippadath Gopi1Sabarish Radoor2Midhun Dominic C․ D․3Senthilkumar Krishnasamy4Kalim Deshmukh5Nishar Hameed6Nisa V. Salim7Natalia Sienkiewicz8Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Alliance University, Chandapura-Anekal Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562106, India; Corresponding author.Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Alliance University, Chandapura-Anekal Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562106, IndiaDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si 54896, South KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kochi, Kerala 682013, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641062, IndiaNew Technologies Research Center, University of West Bohemia, Univerzitní 8, Plzeň 30614, Czech RepublicDepartment of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaFaculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, AustraliaInstitute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 16, Lodz 90-537, PolandPlant fibers are increasingly used in fabricating polymer composite components useful in the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries. This surge in the usage of plant fibers in different industries is owing to the improved understanding of the toxicity of synthetic fibers. It is essential to point out that “Humans need earth, not earth needs humans” therefore policymakers and researchers are working on replacing traditional materials with green materials. Plant fibers are green materials with many advantages over synthetic materials, such as easy processing, reduction of CO2 emissions, biodegradable, recyclable, good thermomechanical properties, and better compatibility with human health. Therefore, plant fibers are extensively used as a modifier for polymers. The drawbacks of plant fibers are the presence of OH groups in their basic structure and the presence of amorphous components. Both these drawbacks can be reduced by chemically treating the fibers. Further coupling agents can be used to increase the compatibility between the fiber and polymer. It is reported that incorporating fibers (non-continuous or continuous), and fiber mats as a reinforcement for polymers improve the mechanical, thermal resistance, thermal conductivity, and surface properties. Accelerated aging studies also reported favourable results for the use of plant fiber-based composites for long-term outdoor applications. However, plant fibers have lower strength and are hydrophilic compared to synthetic fibers, more research is required to overcome fully these drawbacks. This review examines and discusses the fundamentals of plant fiber, its processing, drawbacks, recent research trends, composites properties, prospects, and potential applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682022000962Plant fiberFiber extractionNanocelluloseManufacturingSurface modificationComposites |
| spellingShingle | Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai Jineesh Ayippadath Gopi Sabarish Radoor Midhun Dominic C․ D․ Senthilkumar Krishnasamy Kalim Deshmukh Nishar Hameed Nisa V. Salim Natalia Sienkiewicz Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review Composites Part C: Open Access Plant fiber Fiber extraction Nanocellulose Manufacturing Surface modification Composites |
| title | Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review |
| title_short | Turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites: A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | turning waste plant fibers into advanced plant fiber reinforced polymer composites a comprehensive review |
| topic | Plant fiber Fiber extraction Nanocellulose Manufacturing Surface modification Composites |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666682022000962 |
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