The effects of alkali-silane treatment on the tensile and flexural properties of short fibre non-woven kenaf reinforced polypropylene composites.

By O. Asumani, R. G. Reid, R. Paskaramoorthy. 2012

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Mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced polymer composite: A review (2015, unknown): “Short fibre non-woven kenaf Polypropylene [41]”
Potentiality of utilising natural textile materials for engineering composites applications (2014, unknown): “1 – 30–59 – – – [75] M.”
Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications (2020, methodology): “[119] used alkali-treated, kenaf, short-fibre nonwoven mats to fabricate kenafpolypropylene composites by compression moulding technique and demonstrated improved mechanical properties of the composite material.”
Physical and thermal properties of treated sugar palm/glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane hybrid composites (2019, background): “Furthermore, the previous works that investigated with combination treatment of alkaline and silane as shown in Table 1 such as kenaf [12,13], sisal [14], bamboo [15], hemp [16] also showed the good properties of composites.”
Natural Fibers as Sustainable and Renewable Resource for Development of Eco-Friendly Composites: A Comprehensive Review (2019, background): “The authors observed a significant increase in mechanical properties for the treated kenaf fiber modified PP Frontiers in Materials | www.frontiersin.org 4 September 2019 | Volume 6 | Article 226 composites (Asumani et al., 2012).”