Bagasse composites

Abstract

This study provides a bibliographic review for future reference in the broad field of bagasse composites by looking for factors that influence their attributes. As an abundant agriculture resource, sugarcane bagasse has attracted extensive research interests because of its high annual yields, low costs, and environmental-friendly characters. During these research, various parameters have been tested to identify their effects; however, these studies are carried out dispersedly. This review provides a summary of these factors, their impacts, and mechanisms. Three factors are used to explain the attributes of bagasse composites followed by the factors involved in preparation, modification, and additives and also their influences. Then the best mechanical properties of different bagasse composites and their achieving condition are summarized. Durability is also reviewed. Additionally, competitive application of bagasse composites is defined by comparing their attributes with other natural fiber composites.

Sugarcane bagasse fiber reinforced composites: Recent advances and applications

“…Composite materials can be processed by various manufacturing techniques such as spraying, lay-up, resin transfer molding, compression molding, pressing, and stir casting. Lightweight materials with adequate specific mechanical properties are formed with such natural fiber-based raw materials as reinforcements (Thangaraju & Kannan, 2016;Vidyashri et al, 2019;Xiong, 2018). This review paper is based on the works carried out using sugarcane bagasse as filler with different binding materials to form composite materials.…”

Effects of nanoclay cloisite 20A and alkali treatments on structure-property relationships of bagasse/recycled polypropylene nanocomposites

“…This is in line with the results reported by Khanjanzadeh et al (2011); they related the reduction of impact strength to the restriction of polymer chain movements due to the effect of nanoparticles, which undermines the ability of composites to absorb the applied impact energy. 6,59 Furthermore, the formation of non-dispersed fiber bundles and voids would impair impact strength. 45,[60][61][62] The lowest impact strength was observed in alkali treated composites (PMBA), being 7.23 kj/m 2 ; however, there was not a statistically significant difference between the mentioned value and those of the PMB and PMBNc composites.…”

“…Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) can remove the surface impurities of fibers and increase their unevenness, thus opening and making accessible more hydroxyl and other functional groups on cellulosic fiber surfaces. [5][6][7] Sodium hydroxide can also react with reachable -OH moieties, thus facilitating other chemical reactions 8 as given:…”

Bamboo Fiber and Sugarcane Skin as a Bio-Briquette Fuel

“…Such material is one of the by-products of the sugarcane processing industry [13]. Today, biological residues from sugarcane plants are a particular point of interest of different scientific fields [14,15]; thus, its potential seems significant. However, sugarcane skin reuse in Southeast Asia, namely in Vietnam, is not ensured; the open field burning or ejection into municipal waste is a common practice in rural areas when individuals or small processing plants are treating sugarcane crop.…”