Effect of fiber surface modification on the mechanical and water absorption characteristics of sisal/polyester composites fabricated by resin transfer molding

By P. Sreekumar, Selvin P. Thomas, J. Saiter, K. Joseph, G. Unnikrishnan, Sabu Thomas. 2009

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Vegetal fibers in polymeric composites: a review (2015, neutral): “Polyester bamboo [132],banana[133,134], coconut[69,135], curaua[111,136], flax[137,138],hemp[139-140], jute[141-142], pineapple[143,144], sisal[145,146], sugarcane bagasse[74,147]”
Effect of layering sequence and chemical treatment on the mechanical properties of woven kenaf-aramid hybrid laminated composites (2015, background): “[28] did chemical and physical modifications such as mercerisation, heating at 100 C, permanganate treatment, benzoylation and silanisation to improve the interfacial bonding of sisal with polyester matrix.”
Characterization of natural fiber and composites – A review (2013, background): “Finally, the composites plate was obtained.(50) De Rosa et al.”
Synthesis and Modifications of Epoxy Resins and Their Composites: A Review (2014, methodology): “Subsequently, the fibers were soaked in ethanol for 1 h to remove the unreacted benzoylchloride, finally washed with water and dried([250,251]).”