Natural fiber composites INDEX

Alkalization Mwaikambo et al. were one of the earher groups who adopted various techniques to analyze the effect of alkali treatment on different natural fibers. Even though they did not conduct mechanical testing of composites, their investigation is vital in understanding the effect of alkali concentrations on the crystallinity index of the fibers. Their studies showed that lower concentrations of alkali would result in... 

Debiagi et al. (2010) investigated the production of foam composites by extrusion, from the mixture cassava starch, glycerol (plasticizer), and two different types of natural fibers (oat hulls and sugarcane bagasse). The composites were prepared in a single screw extruder, with three different levels of each fiber (0, 5, and 10 g/100 g starch), two levels of humidity (18 and 26%), and a fixed level of glycerol (20 g/100 g solids). The addition of fibers reduced the water solubility index of the foams. 

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