Manufacturing and Recycling of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2024 | Viewed by 167
Special Issue Editor
Interests: manufacturing and thermomechanical characterization of composite structures; incremental sheet forming of metals and polymers; manufacturing and characterization of metal foam structures; investigation of the wear behavior of hard metals and filled resins; FEM analysis of bulk and sheet forming processes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce a new Special Issue of Materials, titled “Manufacturing and Recycling of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites”.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest achievements related to the manufacturing processes, materials, mechanical characterization, recycling, and applications of natural fiber-reinforced composites. Research articles focusing on the following topics are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue:
Identification of the optimal process parameters and verification of treatments aimed at improving the adhesion between fibers and matrices for the manufacture of natural composite structures;
Thermomechanical characterization of natural composites;
Description of industrial applications and markets regarding natural composites;
Investigation of the end-of-life of natural fiber-reinforced composites in the framework of the circular economy.
This Special Issue aims to reach widely across the research community to enhance the understanding of the present status and trends of natural fiber-reinforced composites.
Dr. Antonio Formisano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composite materials
- natural fibers
- thermomechanical properties
- process parameters
- recycling
- end-of-life
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