Recent Advances in Natural Fiber Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2024) | Viewed by 221
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Interests: smart manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; data analytics; dynamic system analysis
Interests: biomass-based materials; polymer composites; pretreatment of biomass; valorization of low-cost waste
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Dear Colleagues,
Renewable and biodegradable natural fibers (such as hemp, sisal, jute, kenaf, flax, and others), which are abundant, low-cost and eco-friendly, have been widely used in human society. With the catastrophic change caused by global climate and the depletion of fossil resources, complete recycling and valorization of these natural fibers for value-added materials is significant and meaningful. In fact, natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composites with various merits have recently attracted extensive attention due to the suitable mechanical property of natural fibers. Nevertheless, it is still imperative to develop more natural fiber polymer composites. This Special Issue aims to present the latest scientific and technical advances in materials development, processing, characterizations, and applications of natural fiber polymer composites. Original articles and reviews on this subject are welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Zimo Wang
Dr. Guangmei Xia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural fibers
- factionalized natural fiber
- fiber modification
- sustainable materials
- mechanical properties
- thermal properties
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