Natural Fibers in the Automotive Industry

Elseify, Lobna A.; Midani, Mohamad; El-Badawy, Ayman; Jawaid, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83025-0_1

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“…Additionally, the advantages of natural fiber composites in the automotive industry are low density, sound insulation, acoustic properties, more accessible and faster manufacturing processes, environmental balance, improved accident performance with high stability, health considerations, and low cost [ 4 ]. The use of natural fibers in the automotive industry was primarily limited to non-structural parts, such as the interior trim of door panels, dashboards, rear racks, and seat upholstery [ 5 ].…”

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Impact of Zinc Oxide Addition on Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Foamed Polymer Composites for Automotive Interior Parts

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The sustainable use of agricultural waste to generate valuable products while minimizing environmental burdens is increasing rapidly. Multiple sources of fibers have been intensively studied concerning their application in various fields and industries. However, few publications have extensively discussed the property’s performance of oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) composites. With main properties similar to composites currently listed for industrial applications, OPEFB is worth listing as a potential composite for industrial applications and non-structural material alternatives. OPEFB-reinforced polymer composites are expected to be applied to automotive interior parts. This study aims to determine the effect of adding zinc oxide (ZnO) and polyurethane on OPEFB-reinforced polymer composites for automotive interior parts. This composite was produced using the hand lay-up method with 70% resin, 15% OPEFB fiber, 15% polyurethane as a blowing agent, and four variations of ZnO at 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%. The OPEFB particle sizes are 40, 60, 80, and 100, respectively. The composite was examined to determine mechanical, morphology, chemical, and thermal characteristics. It was observed that the addition of 20% ZnO caused ZnO agglomeration, weakening the interfacial bond between OPEFB particles, polyester, polyurethane, and ZnO filler. Overall, the results showed that adding ZnO and polyurethane to the composite increased tensile, compressive, flexural, and impact strength, as well as thermal stability with more significant values up to 160%, 225%, 100%, 100%, and 4.3%, respectively. This result depicted that the best composition was specimens with 15% ZnO and 149 microns OPEFB fibers particle size. It is considered a promising candidate to be applied in automotive interior components.

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Impact of Zinc Oxide Addition on Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Foamed Polymer Composites for Automotive Interior Parts

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“…In the 1960s, quartz fiber was used to make the first optical fibers, which revolutionized the telecommunications industry. Today, quartz fiber is used in a variety of applications, including telecommunications, aerospace, and automotive industries, as well as in scientific researches [4][5][6].…”

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Quartz Fiber Radome and Substrate for Aerospace Applications

Bakır

2023

Eskişehir Technical University Journal of Science and Technology a - Applied Sciences and Engineering

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This study investigated the use of quartz fiber as an antenna radome and a dielectric substrate for a patch antenna designed to operate at f=8 GHz. To compare the performance of quartz fiber as an antenna radome, glass fiber is examined for the same antenna. For the substrate case, quartz fiber is compared with the well-known and widely used dielectric substrate, FR-4. The electromagnetic properties of the quartz fiber were examined for different temperature values using a free space measurement setup and a controllable furnace. The complex electrical permittivity (ε) values of glass and quartz fiber are measured using a free-space setup. The antenna parameters, including radiation pattern, gain, return loss, and beamwidth, are investigated and compared in detail for all cases to demonstrate the effects of the use of quartz fiber as a radome and an antenna substrate

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“…The attractiveness of natural bers as reinforcement materials in such applications is motivated by their various advantages, including low cost, low speci c mass, exibility in processing, competitive mechanical properties, recyclability, workability, safer working conditions, and above all their ecological aspect [8][9][10][11][12]. However, ~ 80% of industrial plant bers are obtained from only three crops namely jute, ax, and coir [13].…”

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Development of novel non-woven Triumfetta cordifolia bast fibers and polylactide fibers biocomposites

Mewoli

Segovia

Ebanda

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This study focuses on the development of needle-punched nonwoven composites reinforced with a Triumfetta cordifolia (TC) bast fiber based on a polylactide (PLA) matrix. Flax and hemp fibers, already known for their use in automotive applications, are used as a reference for comparison purposes. TC bast fibers from the equatorial region of Cameroon were extracted by a water retting process. Nonwoven felts were obtained by mixing TC fibers with PLA (50:50 weight ratio) through carding-napping process. The composite materials were obtained by thermocompression of the nonwoven felts with two thickness ranges (2 mm and 3 mm). The results obtained in tensile and flexural tests showed that composite materials with an optimal thickness of 2 mm displayed better mechanical performances. The anisotropy of the mechanical properties in traction and flexion of these composites was highlighted. It was found that the tensile and flexural mechanical properties in the transverse direction (CD) are always superior to those in the machine direction (MD). Compared to flax or hemp nonwoven-reinforced biocomposites, TC fibers-based nonwoven biocomposites showed slightly lower maximum tensile and flexural stiffness values of 2882.7 MPa and 3908.6 MPa respectively. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed that the addition of the plant fibers increased the thermal stability of PLA and the ash content to 8%.

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Natural Fibers in the Automotive Industry

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Impact of Zinc Oxide Addition on Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Foamed Polymer Composites for Automotive Interior Parts

Impact of Zinc Oxide Addition on Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Foamed Polymer Composites for Automotive Interior Parts

Quartz Fiber Radome and Substrate for Aerospace Applications

Development of novel non-woven Triumfetta cordifolia bast fibers and polylactide fibers biocomposites

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