Chemical Modifications of Natural Fiber Surface and Their Effects

Biocomposite materials are a newly established class of composites. They possess desirable properties for numerous applications. This chapter provides an extensive analysis to highlight the recent improvements in bio-composite materials, natural fibers, and their chemical treatments. The importance and novelty of natural fiber composites (NFCs) are specifically examined along with polymers and their classification, characterization, and treatments. The chapter further provides detailed explanations regarding the recent techniques and chemical treatments currently applied to process natural fibers. The various chemical treatments addressed in this chapter include alkaline, silane, benzoylation, and permanganate treatments. Multiple effects of chemical treatments influence various properties of natural fibers, especially; their mechanical properties, which further impact the mechanical performance of composites and matrices. Such effects have been sufficiently explored. The common applications and recent utilization of NFCs have been considered to subsequently highlight current prospects.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, India G. Rajeshkumar
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India G.L. Devnani
  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India Shishir Sinha
  4. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand M.R. Sanjay
  5. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand Suchart Siengchin

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AL-Oqla, F.M., Alaaeddin, M.H. (2022). Chemical Modifications of Natural Fiber Surface and Their Effects. In: Rajeshkumar, G., Devnani, G., Sinha, S., Sanjay, M., Siengchin, S. (eds) Bast Fibers and Their Composites. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4866-4_3

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