Improvement of mechanical performance of industrial hemp fibre reinforced polylactide biocomposites

By M. A. Sawpan, K. Pickering, A. Fernyhough. 2011

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Industrial Hemp Fibers: An Overview (2019, background): “[83] demonstrated that alkali and silane treatments applied to hemp fiber-reinforced PLA composites improved tensile strength and Charpy impact properties as the result of better wettability of the fibers in the matrix and an increased matrix crystallinity index.”
Reinforcing mechanisms of natural fibers in green composites: Role of fibers morphology in a PLA/hemp model system (2019, background): “[20] evaluated the mechanical properties of PLA reinforced with 0, 10, 20 30 wt.”
A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance (2016, background): “For crystallisable matrices, fibre treatment with alkali has also been seen to influence the degree of matrix crystallinity, with exposed cellulose acting as a nucleation site for crystalline polymer [69].”
A review on the characterisation of natural fibres and their composites after alkali treatment and water absorption (2017, background): “alkali-treated fibres in the composite gave the best tensile, flexural and impact properties [60].”