Application of pineapple fiber in the development of sustainable mortars

Azevedo, Afonso Rangel Garcez de; Rocha, H.A.; Marvila, Markssuel Teixeira; Cecchin, Daiane; Xavier, Galvão; Silva, R.C. Da; Ferraz, Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano; Conti, Leonardo; Rossi, Giuseppe

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“…Ilyas et al [218] reported plant fibers as an alternative material to carbon and glass fibers. Plant fibers-such as hemp, oil palm, jute, curauá, bamboo, and kenafwhen incorporated in different composites, have multiple applications in the construction industry [43,60,68,73,153,[219][220][221]. In addition, the plant fibers can also be used as potential materials for insulation, acoustic, and architectural applications, i.e., subtypes of construction and building materials [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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A Comprehensive Review of Types, Properties, Treatment Methods and Application of Plant Fibers in Construction and Building Materials

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Sustainable development involves the usage of alternative sustainable materials in order to sustain the excessive depletion of natural resources. Plant fibers, as a “green” material, are progressively gaining the attention of various researchers in the field of construction for their potential use in composites for stepping towards sustainable development. This study aims to provide a scientometric review of the summarized background of plant fibers and their applications as construction and building materials. Studies from the past two decades are summarized. Quantitative assessment of research progress is made by using connections and maps between bibliometric data that are compiled for the analysis of plant fibers using Scopus. Data refinement techniques are also used. Plant fibers are potentially used to enhance the mechanical properties of a composite. It is revealed from the literature that plant-fiber-reinforced composites have comparable properties in comparison to composites reinforced with artificial/steel fibers for civil engineering applications, such as construction materials, bridge piers, canal linings, soil reinforcement, pavements, acoustic treatment, insulation materials, etc. However, the biodegradable nature of plant fibers is still a hindrance to their application as a structural material. For this purpose, different surface and chemical treatment methods have been proposed in past studies to improve their durability. It can be surmised from the gathered data that the compressive and flexural strengths of plant-fiber-reinforced cementitious composites are increased by up to 43% and 67%, respectively, with respect to a reference composite. In the literature, alkaline treatment has been reported as an effective and economical method for treating plant fibers. Environmental degradation due to excessive consumption of natural resources and fossil fuels for the construction industry, along with the burning of waste plant fibers, can be reduced by incorporating said fibers in cementitious composites to reduce landfill pollution and, ultimately, achieve sustainable development.

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