Effects of alkali treatment and elevated temperature on the mechanical properties of bamboo fibre–polyester composites

By A. Manalo, Evans Wani, Noor Azwa Zukarnain, W. Karunasena, K. T. Lau. 2015

260 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Building and Construction, Plant Science, Polymers and Plastics

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In Building and Construction

1. A. Manalo
2. H. Mohamed
3. Adel Elsafty
4. A. Ali
5. M. Gupta
6. P. Sahu
7. B. Benmokrane
8. Hogr Karim

In Plant Science

1. P. Sahu
2. M. Gupta

In Polymers and Plastics

1. M. Gupta
2. P. Sahu
3. A. Manalo

Citations in the corpus

• Laboratory assessment and durability performance of vinyl-ester, polyester, and epoxy glass-FRP bars for concrete structures (2017, background): “Studies into the behavior of fiber-reinforced isophthalic polyester-resin composites have primarily addressed industrial and nonstructural products such as natural-fiber composites (Manalo et al. 2015).”
• A review on the properties of natural fibres and its bio-composites: Effect of alkali treatment (2020, background): “Moreover, it eliminates the unwanted elements such as hemicelluloses, lignin, and pectin from the surface of the fibres which enhances the adhesion with the matrix.(76,77) Compatibilisers are chemicals which decrease the surface energy of fibres to make them more non-polar and compatible with polyme”