Sustainable composites: Processing of coir fibres and application in hybrid-fibre composites

Ciccarelli, Lucas Anthony; Cloppenburg, Frederik; Ramaswamy, Sangeetha; Lomov, Stepan Vladimirovitch; Vuure, Aart Willem Van; Hong, Nhan Vo; Thanh, Truong Chi; Trí, Nguyễn Minh; Gries, Thomas

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“…Natural fibre-reinforced composites are promising materials and considered the best alternative for synthetic (glass) fibre-reinforced composites. 6 Natural fibres are used for many engineering applications as reinforcement material in the form of short fibres, filaments and fabrics in polymer composites. 7,8 Good specific strength, reusability, noncorrosiveness, easy to produce, abundance of raw materials, low-cost, low-density, lightweight, recyclability and biodegradability are the advantages of natural fibres and these brought about their widerange of applications in the shipping, aerospace and automobile industries.…”

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Tribological behaviour of natural fibre 3D braided woven fabric reinforced PLA composites

Kanakannavar

Pitchaimani

Ramesh

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J:

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This study aims to investigate the potential of natural fibre 3D braided woven fabric (NFBF) reinforced PLA (poly lactic acid) composites for tribological applications. Composites with different fibre contents are prepared using film stacking process and hot press methods. Friction co-efficient and wear rate of the composites are analysed using pin-on-disc tribometer under dry contact sliding condition and various operating conditions (velocity and load) for a fixed sliding distance of 3000 m. The morphology of the worn surfaces is studied using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The reinforcement of fibre with the PLA reduced the polymer film generation and improved the surface roughness significantly. Wear rate of the composites are decreased drastically compared to pure PLA. Composite with 35 wt.% of NFBF reinforcement showed better wear characteristics.

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Tribological behaviour of natural fibre 3D braided woven fabric reinforced PLA composites

Kanakannavar

Pitchaimani

Ramesh

2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J:

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“…Light weight but greater mechanical strength; lower manufacturing costs; resistance to fatigue and corrosion; and greater availability, renewability and biodegradability than synthetic fibres, are some of the major reasons for this increased demand of NFRCs [279][280][281][282]. The potential application areas have been increasing dramatically over the last few decades, including but not limited to the automobile, packaging, military, sports, medical, building and constructions sectors [279][280][281]. Among these, the applications of NFRCs are the most prevalent in the automobile industry, due to the requirements for eco-friendly lightweight materials and associated costs [9,13,55].…”

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Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

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The increasing global environmental concerns and awareness of renewable green resources is continuously expanding the demand for eco-friendly, sustainable and biodegradable natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs). Natural fibres already occupy an important place in the composite industry due to their excellent physicochemical and mechanical properties. Natural fibres are biodegradable, biocompatible, eco-friendly and created from renewable resources. Therefore, they are extensively used in place of expensive and non-renewable synthetic fibres, such as glass fibre, carbon fibre and aramid fibre, in many applications. Additionally, the NFRCs are used in automobile, aerospace, personal protective clothing, sports and medical industries as alternatives to the petroleum-based materials. To that end, in the last few decades numerous studies have been carried out on the natural fibre reinforced composites to address the problems associated with the reinforcement fibres, polymer matrix materials and composite fabrication techniques in particular. There are still some drawbacks to the natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs)—for example, poor interfacial adhesion between the fibre and the polymer matrix, and poor mechanical properties of the NFRCs due to the hydrophilic nature of the natural fibres. An up-to-date holistic review facilitates a clear understanding of the behaviour of the composites along with the constituent materials. This article intends to review the research carried out on the natural fibre reinforced composites over the last few decades. Furthermore, up-to-date encyclopaedic information about the properties of the NFRCs, major challenges and potential measures to overcome those challenges along with their prospective applications have been exclusively illustrated in this review work. Natural fibres are created from plant, animal and mineral-based sources. The plant-based cellulosic natural fibres are more economical than those of the animal-based fibres. Besides, these pose no health issues, unlike mineral-based fibres. Hence, in this review, the NFRCs fabricated with the plant-based cellulosic fibres are the main focus.

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“…There were some researches regarding coconut fiber composite [22]. Processing of coir fibers and application in hybrid-fiber composites have been investigated [23].…”

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“…In addition, research has also been carried out regarding properties of tensile strength and flexural strength of coconut fiber reinforced PVC matrix composite [25][26] and Coir Pith Ash as Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete has been investigated [22]. However, those studies have not generated a regression model of the composite material's mechanical properties, which can be used to predict the mechanical properties of coconut coir fiberreinforced composite base on some factors.…”

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The Effect of Coconut Coir Fiber Powder Content and Hardener Weight Fractions on Mechanical Properties of an Epr-174 Epoxy Resin Composite

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Mahzan

Hidayat

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The development of composite materials is increasingly widespread, which require superior mechanical properties. From many studies, it is found that the mechanical properties of composite materials are influenced by various factors, including the reinforcement content, both in the form of fibers and particle powder. However, those studies have not investigated the effect of the hardener weight fraction on the mechanical properties of resin composite materials. Even though its function as a hardener is likely to affect its mechanical properties, it might obtain the optimum composition of the reinforcing content and hardener fraction to get the specific mechanical properties. This study examines the effect of hardener weight fraction combined with fiber powder content on mechanical properties of EPR-174 epoxy resin matrix composite and determines the optimum of Them. The research was conducted by testing a sample of composite matrix resin material reinforced with coconut fiber powder. The Powder content was made in 3 levels, i.e.: 6%, 8%, and 10%. While the hardener fraction of resin was made in 3 levels, i.e.: 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6. The test results showed that pure resin had the lowest impact strength of 1.37 kJ/m2. The specimen with a fiber powder content of 6% has the highest impact strength i.e.: 4.92 kJ/m2. The hardener fraction of 0.5 has the highest impact strength i.e.: 4.55 kJ/m2. The fiber powder content of 8% produced the highest shear strength i.e.: 1.00 MPa. Meanwhile, the hardener fraction of 0.6 has the highest shear strength i.e.: 2.03 MPa.

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Sustainable composites: Processing of coir fibres and application in hybrid-fibre composites

Cited by 16 publications

References 9 publications

Tribological behaviour of natural fibre 3D braided woven fabric reinforced PLA composites

Tribological behaviour of natural fibre 3D braided woven fabric reinforced PLA composites

Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

The Effect of Coconut Coir Fiber Powder Content and Hardener Weight Fractions on Mechanical Properties of an Epr-174 Epoxy Resin Composite

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