The influence of chemical surface modification on the performance of sisal‐polyester biocomposites

By S. Misra, Manjusri Misra, S. Tripathy, S. Nayak, A. Mohanty. 2002

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Pre-treatment of Flax Fibers for use in Rotationally Molded Biocomposites (2007, background): “Lignocellulosic fillers offer attractive properties, but are used only to a limited extent in industrial practice [15].”
Effects of alkali treatment and elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of bamboo fibre–polyester composites (2015, background): “[31] wherein 5% NaOH treated sisal fibre-reinforced polyester composite exhibited a better tensile strength than 10% NaOH treated composites.”
Effect of surface modification of bamboo cellulose fibers on mechanical properties of cellulose/epoxy composites (2013, background): “To improve the compatibility, physical, chemical or other modifications of the cellulose are very necessary [26,27].”
Hydrophobic treatment of natural fibers and their composites—A review (2018, background): “Several workers performed mercerization and reported that mercerization leads to increase in the amount of amorphous cellulose and also removal of hydrogen bonding [63].”