An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications
Environmental emergency awareness has been gaining momentum in recent years in the composite manufacturing industry, with a new generation of composite materials minimizing their harmful environmental impacts by employing more sustainable manufacturing processes and, where possible, replacing synthe...
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| author | Omar El Hawary Luca Boccarusso Martin P. Ansell Massimo Durante Fulvio Pinto |
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| description | Environmental emergency awareness has been gaining momentum in recent years in the composite manufacturing industry, with a new generation of composite materials minimizing their harmful environmental impacts by employing more sustainable manufacturing processes and, where possible, replacing synthetic materials with more sustainable bio-based materials, thus more efficiently using energy and material resources. In this context, natural fiber composites are proposed as appealing candidates to replace or reduce the use of synthetic fibers for reinforcing polymers in several industrial fields, such as the marine sector, where composite usage has been extensively studied in recent years. This review aims to present a thorough overview of the usage of natural fiber composites for marine applications, discussing the most relevant criteria required for applications where water exposure is expected. For this purpose, the review outlines the natural fibers and matrices used, analyzes the resultant composites’ mechanical properties, and presents the fiber treatments required before manufacturing, as well as the main manufacturing processes adopted for natural fiber composite production. The advantages and disadvantages of natural fibers compared to synthetic fibers are also presented, including economic and environmental credentials. Finally, a list of marine components with natural fiber reinforcements developed in recent years is reported. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b38f45f5c644f808b0350e46dc601952023-11-18T02:01:03ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122023-05-01115107610.3390/jmse11051076An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine ApplicationsOmar El Hawary0Luca Boccarusso1Martin P. Ansell2Massimo Durante3Fulvio Pinto4Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UKDepartment of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UKDepartment of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UKEnvironmental emergency awareness has been gaining momentum in recent years in the composite manufacturing industry, with a new generation of composite materials minimizing their harmful environmental impacts by employing more sustainable manufacturing processes and, where possible, replacing synthetic materials with more sustainable bio-based materials, thus more efficiently using energy and material resources. In this context, natural fiber composites are proposed as appealing candidates to replace or reduce the use of synthetic fibers for reinforcing polymers in several industrial fields, such as the marine sector, where composite usage has been extensively studied in recent years. This review aims to present a thorough overview of the usage of natural fiber composites for marine applications, discussing the most relevant criteria required for applications where water exposure is expected. For this purpose, the review outlines the natural fibers and matrices used, analyzes the resultant composites’ mechanical properties, and presents the fiber treatments required before manufacturing, as well as the main manufacturing processes adopted for natural fiber composite production. The advantages and disadvantages of natural fibers compared to synthetic fibers are also presented, including economic and environmental credentials. Finally, a list of marine components with natural fiber reinforcements developed in recent years is reported.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/5/1076natural fibersmarinecompositeshempflaxecofriendly materials |
| spellingShingle | Omar El Hawary Luca Boccarusso Martin P. Ansell Massimo Durante Fulvio Pinto An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications Journal of Marine Science and Engineering natural fibers marine composites hemp flax ecofriendly materials |
| title | An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications |
| title_full | An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications |
| title_short | An Overview of Natural Fiber Composites for Marine Applications |
| title_sort | overview of natural fiber composites for marine applications |
| topic | natural fibers marine composites hemp flax ecofriendly materials |
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