Green composites : properties, design, and life cycle assessment / François Willems and Pieter Moens, editors.

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GREEN COMPOSITES: PROPERTIES, DESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; GREEN COMPOSITES: PROPERTIES, DESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CONTENTS; PREFACE ; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF GREEN COMPOSITES BASED ON WHEAT PROTEINS: A REVIEW ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; PREPARATION OF WG COMPOSITES ; MORPHOLOGY ; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL AND GLASS TRANSITION BEHAVIORS ; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING CONDITION ; INFLUENCE OF PLASTICIZER CONTENT; COMPATIBILIZATION ; THERMAL DEGRADATION ; BIODEGRADATION; MOISTURE ABSORPTION ; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES.

FLAX AS POTENTIAL FIBER FOR REINFORCEMENT IN COMPOSITES ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS OF FLAX FIBER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FLAX FIBER ; MECHANICAL PROCESS FOR SEPARATION OF FLAX FIBER ; PROPERTIES OF FLAX FIBER; SURFACE MODIFICATION OF FLAX FIBER ; a) Physical Methods ; b) Chemical Methods ; 1. Mercerization ; 2. Silane treatments ; 3. Benzoylation ; 4. Peroxide treatments ; 5. Graft co-polymerization; OTHER METHODS ; DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES ; a) Thermoplastic Polymers ; b) Thermosetting Polymers ; MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITES.

Mechanical Properties of Composites Tensile Properties of Composites ; Impact Properties of Composites ; Flexural Properties ; Thermal Degradation and Fire Resistance Behaviors ; Thermal Properties of Composites ; MOISTURE ABSORPTION OF FIBERS ; Effects of Fiber Surface Modifications on Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites ; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; REVIEW ON NATURAL FIBERS /HDPE COMPOSITES: EFFECT OF CHEMICAL MODIFICATION ON THE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; 1. NATURAL FIBERS ; 1.1. Types of Natural Fibers ; 1.2. Microstructure of the Fibers.

1.3. Chemical Composition of Natural Fibers 2. NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES ; 3. MAJOR ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL FIBERS/HDPE COMPOSITES ; 3.1. Thermal Stability of Natural Fibers ; 3.2. Moisture Content of the Fibers ; 3.3. Processing of Thermoplastic Composites; 3.4. Dispersion of the Fibers in the Matrix ; 3.5. Chemical Modification in Natural Fibers ; 3.5.1. Silane treatment ; 3.5.2. Mercerization ; 3.5.4. Maleic anhydride treatment; 3.5.5. Modification of metallic oxide coated cellulose fibers ; 3.5.6. Others types treatments; 4. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FIBERS COMPOSITES.

5. EFFECT OF MODIFICATION ON MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FIBERS/HDPE COMPOSITES 5.1. Silane and Oxidization Treatments ; 5.2. Maleic Anhydride Treatment ; 5.3. Alkali Treatment ; 5.4. Modification of Metallic Oxide Coated Cellulose Fibers ; 5.5. Hot Water Treatment ; REFERENCES ; BAMBOO, SOYBEAN AND CORN AS RESOURCES FOR GREEN COMPOSITES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Characterization of Bamboo-Based Composites; Bamboo Culm's Wastes as Reinforcement for Green Composites; Matrix ; Portland Cement as a Matrix for Bamboo Composites; Polymers as Matrix for Bamboo Composites.

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