Environmental Durability of Flax Fibres and their Composites based on Polypropylene Matrix

By Artemis Stamboulis, Caroline A. Baillie, S. Garkhail, H. V. Van Melick, T. Peijs. 2000

292 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics

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In Mechanical Engineering

1. P. Davies
2. A. Le Duigou
3. Libo Yan
4. N. Chouw
5. Krishnan Jayaraman
6. Nicolas Martin
7. N. Mouret
8. C. Baley

In Polymers and Plastics

1. P. Davies
2. A. Le Duigou
3. C. Baley
4. Libo Yan
5. Krishnan Jayaraman
6. N. Chouw
7. T. Peijs
8. T. Nishino

Citations in the corpus

• KENAF FIBRES AS REINFORCEMENT FOR POLYMERIC COMPOSITES: A REVIEW (2009, background): “Besides the mechanical properties, the chosen retting procedure also affects the fibre morphology, their surface composition and properties (Bismarck et al. 2002; AranberriAskargorta et al. 2003) as well as their water uptake behavior (Stamboulis et al. 2000).”
• Seawater ageing of flax/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites (2009, background): “In vegetable fibres the water absorbed creates hydrogen bonds reducing interactions between fibres and matrix [43, 44].”
• All-cellulose composites by surface selective dissolution of aligned ligno-cellulosic fibres (2008, background): “Consequently, in recent years, natural fibres have attracted more and more interest as reinforcements for both thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer composites [1-6].”
• Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites (2007, background): “Water uptake can be advantageous for some natural fibres (such as Duralin fibre) at 66% relative humidity as can fibre plasticising effect as a result of from the presence of free water [41].”
• Flax fibre and its composites – A review (2014, background): “[81] confirmed that the development of fungus and bacteria in flax composites due to biodegradation or moisture retention is a major concern in their development as structural materials.”
• Flax fiber and its composites: An overview of water and moisture absorption impact on their performance (2018, background): “A detailed investigation of such environmental effects on duralin (treated) and green (raw) flax fibers was carried out by Stamboulis et al.25,45 They found 3%, 15%, and 24% moisture contents in the flax fibers when exposed to 20%, 66%, and 93% RH environments, respectively, and the absorption curve”