Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites Classification and Applications

Depending upon the final application perspectives of the polymer composite materials, both the fibers as well as particle can be used as reinforcement in the polymer matrix. 

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. 

Prasanth, R. Shankar, A. Dilfi, V. Thakur, and J.-H. Ahn, Eco-friendly fiber-reinforced natural rubber green composites A perspective on the future, in Green Composites from Natural Resources, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2013). 

Thakur, A.S. Singha, and M.K. Thakur, Green Composites from Natural Fibers Mechanical and Chemical Aging Properties. Int. J. Polym. Anal. Charact. 17, 401-407 (2012). 

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