Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites
Previous studies have shown favourable properties for papaya bast fibres, with a Young's modulus of up to 10 GPa and a tensile strength of up to 100 MPa. Because the fibres remain as residues on papaya plantations across the tropics in large quantities, their use in the making of green composit...
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| author | Thea Lautenschläger Andreas Kempe Christoph Neinhuis André Wagenführ Sebastian Siwek |
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| description | Previous studies have shown favourable properties for papaya bast fibres, with a Young's modulus of up to 10 GPa and a tensile strength of up to 100 MPa. Because the fibres remain as residues on papaya plantations across the tropics in large quantities, their use in the making of green composites would seem to be worthy of consideration. This study aims to show that such composites can have very suitable mechanical properties, comparable to or even better than the common wood plastic composites (WPCs), and as such, represent a promising raw material for composites and a low-cost alternative to wood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd0736560b4749709b9b1b660a6f29322022-12-22T03:15:05ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262016-06-011136582658910.15376/biores.11.3.6582-6589Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in BiocompositesThea Lautenschläger0Andreas Kempe1Christoph Neinhuis2André Wagenführ3Sebastian Siwek4Technische Universität Dresden; GermanyTechnische Universität Dresden; GermanyTechnische Universität Dresden; GermanyTechnische Universität Dresden; GermanyTechnische Universität Dresden; GermanyPrevious studies have shown favourable properties for papaya bast fibres, with a Young's modulus of up to 10 GPa and a tensile strength of up to 100 MPa. Because the fibres remain as residues on papaya plantations across the tropics in large quantities, their use in the making of green composites would seem to be worthy of consideration. This study aims to show that such composites can have very suitable mechanical properties, comparable to or even better than the common wood plastic composites (WPCs), and as such, represent a promising raw material for composites and a low-cost alternative to wood.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_3_6582_Lautenschlager_Papaya_Bast_Fibres_BiocompositesBiocompositesPapaya bast fibresBiomechanical propertiesBy-products |
| spellingShingle | Thea Lautenschläger Andreas Kempe Christoph Neinhuis André Wagenführ Sebastian Siwek Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites BioResources Biocomposites Papaya bast fibres Biomechanical properties By-products |
| title | Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites |
| title_full | Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites |
| title_fullStr | Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites |
| title_short | Not Only Delicious: Papaya Bast Fibres in Biocomposites |
| title_sort | not only delicious papaya bast fibres in biocomposites |
| topic | Biocomposites Papaya bast fibres Biomechanical properties By-products |
| url | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_3_6582_Lautenschlager_Papaya_Bast_Fibres_Biocomposites |
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