Lignocellulosic polymer composites

Vijay Kumar Thakur (Ed.), Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites, (3-16) 2015 Scrivener Publishing LLC... 

Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites A Brief Overview 5 Biobased Biorenewable Polymers... 

Lignocellulosic polymer composites refer to the engineering materials in which polymers (procured from natural/petroleum resources) serve as the matrix while the lignocellulosic fibers act as the reinforcement to provide the desired characteristics in the resulting composite material. Polymer composites are primarily classified into two types (a) fiber-reinforced polymer composites and (b) particle-reinforced polymer composites. Figure 1.5 (a) shows the classification of polymer composites depending upon the type of reinforcement. 

Chapters 15-18 focus on the weathering/mechanical study of lignocellulosic fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The effect of different environmental conditions on the physico-chemical and mechanical properties of the polymer composites is discussed in detail in these chapters. Chapter 15 mainly focuses on the effect of weathering conditions on the properties of lignocellulosic polymer composites. Most of the focus of this chapter is the effect of UV radiation on different properties of composites. Chapter 16 describes the effect of layering pattern on the physical, mechanical and acoustic properties of luffa/coir fiber-reinforced epoxy novolac hybrid composites, and Chapter 17 summarizes the fracture mechanism of wood plastic composites. Chapter 18 focuses on the mechanical behavior of biocomposites xmder different environmental conditions. 

Figure 1.6 Potential Applications of lignocellulosic polymer composites.

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