Manufacturing sisal-polypropylene composites with minimum fibre degradation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 367-374

  Jayaraman, Krishnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Recycling; B. Fibre matrix bond; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength; Natural fibre reinforced composites; Sisal polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLAX; INJECTION MOLDING; JUTE FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMOPLASTICS;

COMPOSITE SHEETS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; FLAX; JUTE; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLING; THERMOPLASTICS;

DEGRADATION; FABRICATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SISAL FIBER;

EID: 0037300898     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00217-8     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Anon. Natural fiber-reinforced composites are light and strong. Modern Plastics International 1994; May: 69.
2. Anon. Natural born fillers. In: Breuer R, editor. Daimler-Benz high tech report 2. Stuttgart: Daimler-Benz AG; 1995.
3. Mapleston P. Natural-fibre composites rev-up role in interior panels. Modern Plastics International 1997: May; 39-40.
4. Swift DG. Sisal-cement composites and their potential for rural Africa. In: Marshall IH, editor. Composite structures 3. New York: Elsevier; 1992.
5. Li Y, Mai Y-W, Ye L. Sisal fibre and its composites: a review of recent developments. Composites Science and Technology 2000; 60:2037-55.
6. Prasad SV. Natural-.ber-based composites. In: Kelly A, editor. Concise encyclopaedia of composite materials. New York: Pergamon; 1989.
7. Ruys D, Crosky A, Evans WJ. Ecologically sustainable composite materials for low energy city vehicles. In: Waste and Byproducts as Secondary Resources for Building Materials Conference Proceedings, vol. 1, New Delhi, India, 1999. p. 328-34.
8. Bisanda ETN, Ansell MP. Properties of sisal-CNSL composites. Journal of Materials Science 1992;27:1690-700.
9. UTHSCSA ImageTool version 3.0. Available from: http:// ddsdx.uthscsa.edu/dig/itdesc.html last revised 22 February 2002.
10. Manikandan Nair KC, Diwan SC, Thomas S. Tensile properties of short sisal fiber reinforced polystyrene composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 1996;60:1483-97.