Considerations About the Impact Behavior of Biocomposites Based on Polypropylene and Furan Resins Reinforced With Hemp Shives

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study regarding the impact behavior between two biocomposites with different matrices, polypropylene and furan resins, reinforced with the same volume fractions of hemp shives. Also the paper analyzes the influence of the volume fraction of the hemp shives on the impact properties of polypropylene-based biocomposites. A comparison of the impact properties for these biocomposites is made in order to show which type of biocomposite is more suitable to be used in terms of impact properties in different areas of use.

Flax Seeds–Source of Biomedical and Food Products

“…Flax seed oil has been applied in treatment of scalds, frostbites and care of dry, scaling skin with tendency for splitting. Nowadays, bast plant fibers are still of great interest for various eco-friendly applications such as bio-composite reinforcement and natural fabrics [1,2] Consumed by human as food for thousands of years, flax seeds have high nutrient value. Both basic flax seed varieties: brown and yellow or golden have similar nutritional characteristics.…”