A Review: Recent Development of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites

Wong, Dominick; Anwar, Mahmood; Debnath, Sujan; Hamid, Abdul; Izman, S.

doi:10.1007/s11837-021-04749-0

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“…13 Additionally, voids at the matrixfiber interfaces and manufacturing defects may also affect the mechanical performance of the composites. 19 It is well reported by many researchers that interaction across a region between interfaces of reinforcing fiber and base matrix must be sufficient to increase the stiffness and strength of the fabricating composites but too much increment in the compatibility by using coupling agents may decrease the impact properties of the composites. Hence, interface modification must be optimized without deteriorating the impact strength of the composites.…”

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An investigation into performance properties of sustainable polypropylene composites reinforced with basalt fiber and fly ash

Maurya,

Mahadeva,

Manik

et al. 2023

Polymer Composites

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The presented work explores the fabrication and performance analysis of a 10–20 wt% basalt fiber (BF) reinforced styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene toughened polypropylene (PP) composite. The effect of hybridization of 5 wt% cetrimonium bromide (CTAB) treated submicron particulate fly ash (FA) on various properties of the composites was investigated. The composites containing 5 wt% FA and 20 wt% BF offered the highest tensile and flexural strengths of ~48 and 99 MPa, respectively. Likewise, an impact strength of 1.08 kJ/m2 was possessed by the composite containing 5 wt% FA and 10 wt% BF. Thermomechanical and thermal decomposition analysis depicted a desirable increase in the storage modulus, glass transition temperature and a positive shift in the degradation temperature of all the composites compared to base matrix. The use of PP with naturally available basalt fiber, along with waste fly ash for the composite could be environmental benign and welcomed by industry.

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An investigation into performance properties of sustainable polypropylene composites reinforced with basalt fiber and fly ash

Maurya,

Mahadeva,

Manik

et al. 2023

Polymer Composites

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“…10 Thus, optimization of the compounding process for natural fiber biocomposites and examination of the viability of large-scale production are required to increase the feasibility of commercializing agricultural waste biocomposites. [11][12][13][14][15] Several manufacturing industries are attempting to reduce carbon footprints nowadays. Therefore, sustainable composites made up of naturally available fibers or recycled polymers are termed as "green content."…”

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Influence of Acacia concinna and Vachellia nilotica seed nanopowder on the properties of short Turkish hemp–reinforced epoxy composites

Kanimozhi¹,

Pandian²,

Gokulkumar

et al. 2022

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L:

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The study intends to examine the physical, mechanical, and moisture (water) absorption properties of Acacia concinna seed powder (ACSP) and Vachellia nilotica seed powder (VNSP) individually incorporated with short Turkish hemp (STH) natural fiber–reinforced composites (NFRCs) hybridized with epoxy matrix. ACSP and VNSP of size 30–40 nm were amalgamated with epoxy matrix in varying weight proportions (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 wt%), and the composite laminates were stacked manually followed by hydraulic compression molding. The fabricated NFRC nano-filled samples were tested for their density and void content, tensile, compression, flexural, and impact strengths along with hardness and water absorption characteristics. The incorporation of 7.5% ACSP and VNSP improved physicomechanical properties viz., 15.27% and 16.64% increase in the tensile strength, 16.39% and 16.41% increase in the flexural strength, 20.15% and 20.19% increase in the impact strength, 11.38% and 11.41% increase in the compressive strength, as well as 15.17% and 15.21% increase in the hardness, compared to non-filler composites. On the basis of the results acquired from various compositions of ACSP and VNSP, STH-based NFRCs were fabricated with the best proportion (7.5 wt%) of both the seed powders, and their physiomechanical properties were determined. The composites were analyzed using an atomic force microscope and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope to determine their suitability for diverse applications. Using scanning electron microscopy, we analyzed the bonding nature at the fiber/matrix interface. On the basis of the results obtained, it was found that the combination of ACSP and VNSP improved the performance of the fabricated STH-based NFRCs. In addition, these composites had a higher moisture resistance, which might have implications for marine and automobile structural applications.

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“…e addition of fillers to the composite materials has been demonstrated to be a viable solution for boosting the effectiveness of the polymer composite materials that are produced using the polymer substance as the matrix material. Another way, for refining the features of natural fibrebased polymer composites, hybridising the fillers with the natural fibres is a technique that has also been employed [18,19]. When the matrices as well as the reinforcements are chosen carefully, it is possible to create natural fibre-based polymer composites with the required strength, which is equal to and sometimes superior to that of traditional metal alloys.…”

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Experimental Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Characteristics of Luffa/Epoxy Polymer Composite under the Influence of Nanosilica

Rajasekaran

Hadidi

Fageehi

et al. 2022

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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In the current work, the experimentations have been accomplished to assess the impact of diffusing nanosilica particles in epoxy matrix on the mechanical and thermal performance of the luffa fibre reinforced epoxy composite material. The matrix and fibre composition are fixed as 80 : 20 throughout the study, and the nanosilica is disbanded in diversified volume fractions of 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, and 2.5%, respectively, while preparing luffa/epoxy/nanosilica (LES) composite samples. The mechanical characteristics, such as tensile, flexural, and impact behaviour of the composite, and the thermal properties, namely, thermal stability and thermal conductivity, are examined for the LES samples. The experiments are accomplished as per the ASTM standards. The results revealed that the assimilation of nanosilica particles in epoxy has improved the mechanical and thermal characteristics of the composite significantly. The tensile, flexural, and impact strength of the composite have been amended by 157.58%, 66.9%, and 16.5% with 1.5% addition of nanosilica in epoxy. Similarly, thermal conductivity of the composite is improved by 47.53% with the dispersion of 2.5% nanosilica in epoxy matrix. In addition, the thermal stability of the LES composite samples is substantially improved while disbanding nanosilica in epoxy matrix. However, the better results are reported for the LES composites containing 1.5% nanosilica content, compared to the next higher volume fractions of nanosilica content in epoxy matrix.

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A Review: Recent Development of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites

Cited by 27 publications

References 113 publications

An investigation into performance properties of sustainable polypropylene composites reinforced with basalt fiber and fly ash

An investigation into performance properties of sustainable polypropylene composites reinforced with basalt fiber and fly ash

Influence of Acacia concinna and Vachellia nilotica seed nanopowder on the properties of short Turkish hemp–reinforced epoxy composites

Experimental Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Characteristics of Luffa/Epoxy Polymer Composite under the Influence of Nanosilica

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