Degradation study of date palm fibre/polypropylene composites in natural and artificial weathering: mechanical and thermal analysis

By B. Abu-Sharkh, H. Hamid. 2004

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Biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: 2000–2010 (2012, background): “date palm [271], coir [272,273], bamboo [274,275], abaca [276,277], rice hull [278–280], jute [281,282], and wheat straw [283].”
Flexural, thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of date palm fibres reinforced epoxy composites (2019, background): “Date palm fibres Polyester [17] Date palm stem fibres Epoxy [18] Date palm wood fronds Polyester [19] Date palm fibres Polypropylene (PP) [20] Date palm fibres High density polyethylene (HDPE) [21] Short date palm fibres Poly-epoxy thermoset [22] Date palm fibres Polyester [23] Date palm seed partic”
A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance (2016, background): “Assessment of mechanical and thermal stability of date palm leaf fibres in PP composites containing UV stabiliser exposed to natural weathering conditions in Saudi Arabia and accelerated weathering conditions utilising UV wavelengths between 300 and 400 nm at 50% humidity, has shown the composites t”
A review on the degradability of polymeric composites based on natural fibres (2013, background): “The advantage includes faster testing than natural exposure and is reproducible [30, 54].”