Advances and applications of biofiber-based polymer composites

Gupta, Manan; Jain, Akshat; Kamineni, Jagath Narayana; Burela, Ramesh Gupta

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-824543-9.00002-5

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“…Air is vacuumed out of the sack, heat and idle gas pressure cause the restoring and densification of the material. [ 143 ] Layers of filaments pre‐impregnated with resin are stacked on a form to frame the ideal part shape. The assembled layer is covered with various layers of bleeder and breather and afterward fixed with a vacuum pack.…”

Section: Fabrication Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Elective cycles of the autoclave to get similar quality composite materials are called Out of autoclave (OoA) composite assembling. [ 143 ] The shape cover get together is put in the autoclave, an enormous, temperature, and pressure‐controlled vessel. The pack is associated with the vacuum framework, and a foreordained temperature and pressure (fix cycle) is applied to the overlay.…”

Section: Fabrication Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Fabrication, properties, and applications

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Natural fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) have gained limelight in many applications during the recent years, owing to their availability, as well as superior mechanical characteristics, cost‐effectiveness, biodegradability, and lightweight. A comprehensive understanding of the manufacturing methods, proeprties and characteristics of natural fibers pave way for begetting a wide spectrum of applications for the NFPCs in automobile, aerospace, electronics, and other engineering fields. The current review article is about natural fiber‐reinforced composites, the commonly used fabrication methods, including fiber pre‐treatments, and numerous intermediate steps added to achieve improved bonding, processability of these composites, their properties and application prospects. Various state‐of‐the‐art methods like additive manufacturing, vaccum bag molding, and autoclave has also been discussed. The mechanical properties obtained through various fiber reinforcements in accordance with process parameters has a substantial impact in the industrial applications of NFPCs. The tribological applications of NFPCs are becoming increasingly important in order to deal with the mechanical and chemical wear and tear during their service life in contact applications. Flammability behavior and biodegradability assessment of NFPCs are important for high‐temperature and outdoor environmental applications of these materials. The review also includes a comprehensive discussion about the trending applications and future prospects for NFPCs.

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Section: Fabrication Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fabrication Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Fabrication, properties, and applications

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“…Therefore, the use of bio-based polymers holds considerable promise, not only in revolutionizing dielectric technologies but also in addressing current environmental concerns. 2,27,28 The chief advantage of bio-based polymer dielectric materials is their potential to provide a more sustainable, biodegradable, and cost-effective alternative to conventional petroleumbased plastics, as described in more depth below:…”

Section: Bio-based Polymer Dielectric Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advancements in bio-based dielectric and piezoelectric polymers and their biomedical applications

Yadegari,

Akbarzadeh,

Kargaran

et al. 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B

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“…Most of the energy that is put into the system is taken up by the heater, therefore creating a higher consumption of energy. Other disadvantages include higher waiting times due to slow ramp rates and longer curing cycles [24].…”

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Cool-Clave—An Energy Efficient Autoclave

Chowdhury

Summerscales

2023

J. Compos. Sci.

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Out-of-autoclave (OOA) manufacturing techniques for composites result in lower fibre volume fractions than for fully compressed laminates. The lower fibre volume fraction produces a higher resin volume fraction, which becomes resin-rich volumes (RRV). Textile reinforcements with clustered fibres and consequent RRV generally have low strength but high in-plane process permeability, whereas the opposite is true for uniformly distributed fibres. The inevitable increase in resin volume fraction of OOA composites often compromises composite performance and leads to relatively higher weight and fuel consumption in transport applications. The retention of autoclave processing is recommended for highest performance when compression press moulding is not appropriate (for example, for complex 3D components). The traditional autoclave processing of composites heats not only the component to be cured but also parasitic air and the vessel insulation. Subject to minor modifications of the pressure vessel, electrically heated tooling could be implemented. This approach would need to balance insulation of the heated tool surface (and any heater blanket on the counter-face) against the quenching effect during the introduction of the pressurised cool air. This process optimisation would significantly reduce energy consumption. Additionally, the laminate on the heated tool could be taken to the end of the dwell period before loading the autoclave, leading to significant reductions in cure cycle times. Components could be cured simultaneously at different temperatures provided that there are sufficient power and control circuits in the autoclave. While autoclave processing has usually involved vacuum-bagged pre-impregnated reinforcements, implementation of the cool-clave technique could also provide a scope for using the pressure vessel to cure vacuum-infused composites.

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Advances and applications of biofiber-based polymer composites

Cited by 7 publications

References 67 publications

A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Fabrication, properties, and applications

A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Fabrication, properties, and applications

Recent advancements in bio-based dielectric and piezoelectric polymers and their biomedical applications

Cool-Clave—An Energy Efficient Autoclave

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