A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-112

  Pickering, K L ^a   Efendy, M G Aruan ^a,b   Le, T M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FIBERS;

FIBRE COMPOSITES; LOW COSTS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; RAPID GROWTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84958852244     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.08.038     Document Type: Review

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