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Toward high performance renewable agave reinforced biocomposites: Optimization of fiber performance and fiber-matrix adhesion analysis

2017

Abstract The increasing sensitivity toward the environmental pollution and the recent laws on the environmental protection, have led to an increasing attention to the so called biocomposites, i.e. to ecofriendly or renewable composite materials, obtained from biopolymers reinforced by natural fibers. Although the contribution of various works reported in literature, focused on biocomposites reinforced by agave fibers, such materials are still exclusively used in the automotive industry for non-structural applications, and the implementation of high performance biocomposites for semi-structural and structural applications, is an expected, but not yet reached objective. Therefore, the present…

Materials scienceThermoplasticGreen epoxyThermosetting polymerEnvironmental pollutionCeramics and Composite02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSettore ING-IND/14 - Progettazione Meccanica E Costruzione Di MacchineFiber matrix adhesionMechanics of MaterialFiberComposite materialAgave fibers; Biocomposites; Green epoxy; Micromechanics; PLA; Ceramics and Composites; Mechanics of Materials; Mechanical Engineering; Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMicromechanicchemistry.chemical_classificationbiologybusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringAgave fiberEpoxy021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyAgavebiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciencesRenewable energychemistryMechanics of Materialsvisual_artCeramics and Compositesvisual_art.visual_art_mediumPLA0210 nano-technologybusinessBiocomposite
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Implementation of eco-sustainable biocomposite materials reinforced by optimized agave fibers

2018

Abstract Although several works have recently been published in literature about biocomposites, i.e. about composites with polymeric matrix reinforced by natural fibers, only a few articles have been devoted to the implementation of high performance biocomposites for structural and semi-structural applications. The present study aims to give a contribution by considering biocomposites obtained by using an eco-friendly partially bio-based epoxy (green epoxy) and sisal (agave sisalana fibers) obtained by a proper optimization process. Through a systematic experimental analysis, three different types of biocomposites obtained with a suitable manufacturing process, such as random short fiber bi…

Materials sciencebiocomposite02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesbiocomposites; natural fibers; agave fibers; eco-friendly matrices.Settore ING-IND/14 - Progettazione Meccanica E Costruzione Di MacchineFiberComposite materialSISALEarth-Surface Processescomputer.programming_languagebiologyManufacturing processeco-friendly matrices.Polymeric matrixEpoxy021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyAgavebiology.organism_classificationnatural fiber0104 chemical sciencesagave fibervisual_artvisual_art.visual_art_mediumBiocomposite0210 nano-technologycomputer
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