Comparison of water absorption in natural cellulosic fibres from wood and one-year crops in polypropylene composites and its influence on their mechanical properties

By A. Espert, F. Vilaplana, S. Karlsson. 2004

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Influence of drying method on the material properties of nanocellulose I: thermostability and crystallinity (2013, background): “When nanocellulose fibrils are included in composites, the absorption of water by cellulose fibrils severely degrades the properties of the composites (Espert et al. 2004).”
Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites (2007, background): “Moisture diffusion in polymeric composites has shown to be governed by three different mechanisms [11,12].”
Reinforcement of plasticized wheat gluten with natural fibers : From mechanical improvement to deplasticizing effect (2008, background): “As lignin is impermeable to water [40], the high lignin content of wood fibers limits the composite final water absorption [41].”
Cellulose-Based Bio- and Nanocomposites: A Review (2011, background): “[82] showed this effect on cellulose/PP composites by submerging samples into distilled water under different temperatures.”