Sisal -coir hybrid fiber-reinforced composites

R., Unnikrishnan, G., and Thomas, S. (2004) Investigation on interfacial adhesion of short sisal/coir hybrid fiber reinforced natural rubber composites by restricted equilibrium swelling technique. Compos. Interfaces, 11, 489-513. 

The lignocellulosic materials mostly used as fillers in thermoplastic composites include wood flour, starch, rice husk and a wide variety of vegetable fibers available such as jute, sisal, flax, hemp, coir, banana, pineapple, among others. And whenever vegetable fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites with higher properties are needed, possible solutions include improved adhesion, better fiber orientation, and filler hybridization with synthetic fibers or mineral fillers. The latter solution is an intermediate alternative regarding environmental friendliness, cost, weight and performance compared to an all synthetic composite [12,26]. 

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