Cellulose fibers as Reinforcement in Composites: Determination of the stiffness of cellulose fibers

Biofibres, biodegradable polymers and biocomposites: An overview

“…Graft co-polymers of the matrix material and the addition of a polar group have been used successfully to improve the mechanical properties of cellulosepolymer composites 198,199) . Cellulosic fibres are also finding applications as reinforcement in most common thermoset polymers [200][201][202] like polyester, epoxy, amino and phenolic resins. Short cellulosic fibre-reinforced elastomer composites have gained practical and economic interest in the rubber industry 203,204) .…”

Amorphized cellulose as filler in biocomposites based on poly(ɛ-caprolactone)

“…Filler volume fractions were calculated using density values of 1.145 (Izquierdo et al, 2008) and 1.5 (Facca, Kortschot, & Yan, 2006) g cm −3 for neat PCL and cellulose reinforcements, respectively. For all the cellulose reinforcements, an average elastic modulus of 18 GPa was used in the calculations (Espinach et al, 2013;Zadorecki & Karnerfors, 1986) without taking into account different crystallinity values of the used cellulose materials.…”

Study of Extraction and Characterization of Ultimate Date Palm Fibers

“…In fact they are recyclable and nature-friendly and nowadays they are exploited in automobile and medical applications. Hence, in the last few years, lignocellulosic fibers in general have been widely applied in many fields such as textile [1][2][3] technical [4][5][6][7][8][9] or medical [10], [11] applications, because of their renewability, biocompatibility, and natural abundance.…”