A review of the recent developments in biocomposites based on natural fibres and their application perspectives

By T. Gurunathan, Smita Mohanty, S. Nayak. 2015

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Review of natural fibre-reinforced hybrid composites (2018, background): “In addition, not many studies have addressed the cost of natural fibres.(104,118) The cost benefits of natural fibrereinforced hybrid composites should be investigated.”
Recent progress on natural fiber hybrid composites for advanced applications: A review (2019, background): “The inherited hydrophilic character has been one of the major drawbacks impeding their technical applications [4, 14, 15].”
Industrial Hemp Fibers: An Overview (2019, background): “The mechanical properties of natural fibers depend on their physical, chemical, and morphological properties as well as growing conditions, harvesting time, extraction method, treatment, and storage procedures [3,7,17,18,22,23].”
Physico-Mechanical and Thermodynamic Properties of Mycelium-Based Biocomposites: A Review (2019, background): “88 g cm-3, the decrease in density of the final MBF strongly depends on the porosity [36].”
Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications (2020, methodology): “Chemical modifications of the plant-based fibres for biocomposites (Reprinted with permission from [276]; Copyright 2015 Elsevier).”