Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

By H. Dhakal, Zhongyi Zhang, M. Richardson. 2007

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Subfields: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Plant Science, Polymers and Plastics

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In Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

1. M. Sanjay
2. H. Fink
3. O. Faruk
4. A. Bledzki
5. B. F. Yousif
6. M. Sain
7. B. Yogesha
8. I. Low

In Plant Science

1. M. Sanjay
2. João P. Manaia
3. L. Rodriges
4. A. Manaia
5. P. Senthamaraikannan
6. C. Baley
7. Alain Bourmaud
8. P. Sahu

In Polymers and Plastics

1. M. Jawaid
2. M. Sanjay
3. M. Gupta
4. Alain Bourmaud
5. P. Davies
6. P. Senthamaraikannan
7. C. Baley
8. S. Saravanakumar

Citations in the corpus

• Long term immersion in natural seawater of Flax/PLA biocomposite (2014, background): “Many authors claim that differential swelling between fibre and matrix generate high levels of swelling stress causing cracking and delaminating (Azwa et al., 2013; Dhakal et al., 2007).”
• A review on the characterisation of natural fibres and their composites after alkali treatment and water absorption (2017, background): “behaviour at room temperature, while at elevated temperature, the behaviour was non-Fickian [84].”
• Industrial Hemp Fibers: An Overview (2019, background): “Additionally, water absorption is increased with an increase in fiber content, leading to swelling of the natural fibers and debonding of the matrix–fiber interface as well as deteriorating the mechanical properties of the composite [89,90].”
• Biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: 2000–2010 (2012, background): “It is already seen that the enhanced water content can drastically affect mechanical properties (such as, compression, flexural and tensile) of the composites [381].”
• A review on synthesis and characterization of commercially available natural fibers: Part II (2019, background): “…made them to be extensively used for many applications over the years (Akin et al. 2006; Biagiotti, Puglia, and Kenny 2004; Costa and D’Almeida 1999; Dhakal, Zhang, and Richardson 2007; Indran, Raj, and Sreenivasan 2014; Obi Reddy and Rajulu 2009; Sanjay et al. 2016; Saravanakumar et al. 2014;…”
• Flax fiber and its composites: An overview of water and moisture absorption impact on their performance (2018, background): “Occasionally, due to the incompatibility between hydrophilic plant fibers and hydrophobic thermoplastic and thermoset matrices, physical and chemical treatments on such fibers and/or matrices are needed to increase the adhesion between them.(2,7,10) In particular, the overall quality of the composit”
• Industrial applications of natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites – challenges and opportunities (2018, background): “In addition to this, the energy consumption by natural fibres during their production is only 17% as compared to synthetic fibres like glass fibres (Shalwan and Yousif 2013; Holbery and Houston 2006; Dhakal, Zhang, and Richardson 2007).”