Influence of alkali fiber treatment and fiber processing on the mechanical properties of hemp/epoxy composites

By Mohammad S. Islam, K. Pickering, N. Foreman. 2011

166 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics

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In Biomaterials

1. M. Johansson
2. S. Galland
3. F. Ansari
4. Christopher J G Plummer
5. João P. Manaia
6. Anne S. Meyer
7. L. Berglund
8. L. Rodriges

In Mechanical Engineering

1. Anne S. Meyer
2. L. Berglund
3. J. Summerscales
4. Ming Liu
5. A. Thygesen
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In Polymers and Plastics

1. João P. Manaia
2. B. Madsen
3. Anne S. Meyer
4. G. Daniel
5. L. Berglund
6. L. Rodriges
7. J. Summerscales
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Citations in the corpus

• Cellulose nanofiber network for moisture stable, strong and ductile biocomposites and increased epoxy curing rate (2014, background): “For hemp fiber/epoxy biocomposites, a tensile strength limited to 60 MPa is reported at a fiber content of 40 wt% oriented randomin-the-plane [3].”
• Industrial Hemp Fibers: An Overview (2019, background): “The best mechanical properties of composite materials are obtained when the fiber is aligned parallel to the direction of the applied load [86].”
• Targeted pre-treatment of hemp bast fibres for optimal performance in biocomposite materials: A review (2017, background): “…remove lignin and the other components, expose cellulose hydroxyl 330 groups, make the fibre surfaces cleaner and also enhance thermal stability of the fibres by increasing cellulose 331 crystallinity in turn improving the mechanical properties of hemp fibre/epoxy composites (Islam et al. 2011).”
• Effect of harvest time and field retting duration on the chemical composition, morphology and mechanical properties of hemp fibers (2015, background): “Hemp fibers are cellulose-rich cells that are attractive as reinforcement agents in composite materials due to their low cost and density, good mechanical properties and potential sustainability and biodegradability (Islam et al., 2011; Thygesen et al., 2005, 2011).”
• A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance (2016, unknown): “Hemp (aligned) Epoxy 65 165 17 180 9 15 (c) CM [117]”