Surface Esterification of Sisal Fibres for use as Reinforcement in Cementitious Matrix

Vegetable fibres have been shown to be promising as reinforcement in composites because they are abundant, renewable, and low cost. However, the fibre-matrix interaction can be damaged by dimensional variation of vegetable fibres, due to moisture variations. The alkaline medium of cementitious matri...

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Main Authors: Lucas Guedes Dantas, Leila Aparecida de Castro Motta, Daniel Pasquini, Júlia Graciele Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2019-09-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392019000400237&tlng=en