Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications

<p dir="ltr">In the contemporary world, natural fibers reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) materials are of great interest owing to their eco-friendly nature, lightweight, life-cycle superiority, biodegradability, low cost, noble mechanical properties. NFRPCs are widely applied in v...

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Main Author: Muhammad Yasir Khalid (17052429) (author)
Other Authors: Ans Al Rashid (14777050) (author), Zia Ullah Arif (17269156) (author), Waqas Ahmed (3213993) (author), Hassan Arshad (8698041) (author), Asad Ali Zaidi (17269159) (author)
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Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Natural fibers
Sustainable materials
Sustainability
Composite materials
Chemical treatments
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description <p dir="ltr">In the contemporary world, natural fibers reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) materials are of great interest owing to their eco-friendly nature, lightweight, life-cycle superiority, biodegradability, low cost, noble mechanical properties. NFRPCs are widely applied in various engineering applications and this research field is continuously developing. However, the researchers are facing numerous challenges regarding the developments and applications of NFPRCs due to the inherent characteristics of natural fibers (NFs). These challenges include quality of the fiber, thermal stability, water absorption capacity, and incompatibility with the polymer matrices. Ecological and economic concerns are animating new research in the field of NFRPCs. Furthermore, considerable research is carried out to improve the performance of NFRPCs in recent years. This review highlights some of the important breakthroughs associated with the NFRPCs in terms of sustainability, eco-friendliness, and economic perspective. It also includes hybridization of NFs with synthetic fibers which is a highly effective way of improving the mechanical properties of NFRPCs along with some chemical treatment procedures. This review also elucidates the significance of using numerical models for NFRPCs. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are drawn to assist the researchers with future research directions.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Results in Engineering<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100263" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100263</a></p>
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spelling Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applicationsMuhammad Yasir Khalid (17052429)Ans Al Rashid (14777050)Zia Ullah Arif (17269156)Waqas Ahmed (3213993)Hassan Arshad (8698041)Asad Ali Zaidi (17269159)EngineeringEnvironmental engineeringMaterials engineeringNatural fibersSustainable materialsSustainabilityComposite materialsChemical treatments<p dir="ltr">In the contemporary world, natural fibers reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) materials are of great interest owing to their eco-friendly nature, lightweight, life-cycle superiority, biodegradability, low cost, noble mechanical properties. NFRPCs are widely applied in various engineering applications and this research field is continuously developing. However, the researchers are facing numerous challenges regarding the developments and applications of NFPRCs due to the inherent characteristics of natural fibers (NFs). These challenges include quality of the fiber, thermal stability, water absorption capacity, and incompatibility with the polymer matrices. Ecological and economic concerns are animating new research in the field of NFRPCs. Furthermore, considerable research is carried out to improve the performance of NFRPCs in recent years. This review highlights some of the important breakthroughs associated with the NFRPCs in terms of sustainability, eco-friendliness, and economic perspective. It also includes hybridization of NFs with synthetic fibers which is a highly effective way of improving the mechanical properties of NFRPCs along with some chemical treatment procedures. This review also elucidates the significance of using numerical models for NFRPCs. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are drawn to assist the researchers with future research directions.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Results in Engineering<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100263" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100263</a></p>2021-09-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100263https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Natural_fiber_reinforced_composites_Sustainable_materials_for_emerging_applications/24420490CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/244204902021-09-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
Muhammad Yasir Khalid (17052429)
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Natural fibers
Sustainable materials
Sustainability
Composite materials
Chemical treatments
status_str publishedVersion
title Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
title_full Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
title_fullStr Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
title_full_unstemmed Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
title_short Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
title_sort Natural fiber reinforced composites: Sustainable materials for emerging applications
topic Engineering
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Natural fibers
Sustainable materials
Sustainability
Composite materials
Chemical treatments