Abstract
The use of biodegradable materials, which can be obtained from natural resources, has been a research trend over the past decades. The world’s globalisation and manufacturing capability has very much improved the quality of life; however, it has had several negative side effects, such as an increasing amount of waste and a progressive decrease of various limited resources. In order to reduce the amount of plastics we use, we can substitute some by natural fibres as reinforcements and create natural fibre composites. These reinforcements provide an improved performance and have the added value of being fully biodegradable and relatively cheap, as compared with other reinforcements, such as carbon or glass fibres [1]. Other advantages of natural fibres are that they are a CO2 neutral resource, have high specific properties and are widely available [2].
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nanocellulose and Sustainability: Production, Properties, Applications, and Case Studies |
| Editors | Koon-Yang Lee |
| Publisher | CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 10 |
| Pages | 197-216 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781498761031 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2018 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 210006 Nanotechnology
- 205019 Material sciences