A Review of Flax Nonwovens: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications

Maity, Subhankar; Gon, Debi Prasad; Paul, Palash

doi:10.1080/15440478.2013.861781

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“…With the objective to reduce weight and cost, the automotive industry became the largest consumers of natural fiber composites. Natural fiber composites are used on structures such as door panels, seat backs, dashboard, pillar cover, engine insulation, headliner panel, and parcel shelves [5][6][7][8]. Natural fiber composites also have potential applications in construction industry [9], sport equipment [10], and other consumer products.…”

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Prediction of the mechanical behavior of flax polypropylene composites based on multi-scale finite element analysis

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Natural fibers and their composites differ in several aspects with carbon fibers, including higher scatter in strength and different tensile responses. The tensile and bending properties of flax fiber composites were experimentally studied and numerically simulated. Composite panels were fabricated from unidirectional flax fiber tapes and polypropylene films via hot pressing technique. The variation in the properties of flax/polypropylene composites was found to be relatively moderate as compared with that of single natural fibers. A multi-scale finite element analysis (FEA) strategy for the progressive damage prediction of natural fiber composites was developed. The FEA model started from microscale analysis which predicted the effective properties of unidirectional flax ply through representative volume element. Macro-scale analysis was conducted subsequently to predict the properties of composite coupons using the results of micro-scale analysis as inputs. The developed multi-scale FE model successfully predicted the tensile strength, bending behavior, and major failure modes of flax/polypropylene composites.

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“…With the objective to reduce weight, cost and environmental impact, the automotive industry became the largest consumers of plant fiber composites which are used on structures such as door panels [Al-Oqla and Sapuan, 2014], seat backs, dashboard, pillar cover, engine insulation, headliner panel and parcel shelves [Maity et al, 2014;Karus and Kaup, 2002;Koronis et al, 2013;Nadlene et al, 2016;Marsh, 2003;Bharath and Basavarajappa, 2016;Holbery and Houston, 2006]. As a good insulating material, plant fiber composites are used in construction industry [Korjenic et al, 2016;Kalyankar and Uddin, 2012;Christian and Billington, 2011].…”

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Natural Plant Fiber Composites-Constituent Properties and Challenges in Numerical Modeling and Simulations

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Natural fibers are extracted from natural resources such as stems of plants. In contrast to synthetic fibers (e.g., carbon fibers), natural fibers are from renewable resources and are eco-friendlier. Plant fibers are important members of natural fibers. Review papers discussing the microstructures, performances and applications of natural plant fiber composites are available in the literature. However, there are relatively fewer review reports focusing on the modeling of the mechanical properties of plant fiber composites. The microstructures and mechanical behavior of plant fiber composites are briefly introduced by highlighting their characteristics that need to be considered prior to modeling. Numerical works that have already been carried out are discussed and summarized. Unlike synthetic fibers, natural plant fiber composites have not received sufficient attention in terms of numerical simulations. Existing technical challenges in this subject are summarized to provide potential opportunities for future research.

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“…Ecodesign is a philosophy that is increasingly applied to materials and products, and thus natural fibres based on lignocellulose including flax, hemp, jute, sisal, abaca, cotton, coir, or kapok have received considerable attention as environmentally friendly alternatives to various man-made fibres (Garkhail et al 1999;Maity et al 2014;Yan et al 2014). The use of natural fibres in nonwovens has increased remarkably, but the overall market share of these fibres is lower than that of man-made fibres.…”

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“…Natural fibres may not only be cheaper than synthetic fibres, but they also demonstrate recyclability, eco-friendliness, biodegradability, renewability, and lower overall energy consumption during production. All of these facts are seen as helpful in finding novel applications (Sgriccia et al 2008;Das et al 2012;Maity et al 2014). However, problems with natural fibres are often related to their non-uniform physical properties, quality variation based on region of origin, deterioration of physical properties from exposure to moist conditions, and lower resistance to microbial attack (Anandjiwala and Blouw 2007;Das et al 2012).…”

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Optimal Processing of Flax and Hemp Fibre Nonwovens

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aProcessing was studied for air-laid nonwovens from natural hemp and flax fibres using SPIKE ® air-laying technology (Formfiber Denmark ApS Company). The process of web-formation and the properties of the fibrewebs before needle-punching and reinforced fibre-mats were evaluated. The settings of the air-laying machine were found to influence the webformation process and nonwoven properties. In order to monitor webformation processes and evaluate the fibre-web or fibre-mat quality, several machine settings were defined that enhanced the productivity of the machine or favoured fabrication of nonwovens with high density or great tensile properties.

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A Review of Flax Nonwovens: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications

Cited by 57 publications

References 15 publications

Prediction of the mechanical behavior of flax polypropylene composites based on multi-scale finite element analysis

Prediction of the mechanical behavior of flax polypropylene composites based on multi-scale finite element analysis

Natural Plant Fiber Composites-Constituent Properties and Challenges in Numerical Modeling and Simulations

Optimal Processing of Flax and Hemp Fibre Nonwovens

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