Biocomposites for High-Performance Applications: Current Barriers and Future Needs Towards Industrial Development focuses on future research directions that will make biocomposites a successful player in the field of high-strength structural applications.
With contributions from eminent academic researchers and industrial experts who have first-hand experience on the advantages/disadvantages of biocomposites in their daily lives, the book examines the industrial development of biocomposite products, identifying the current barriers and their future industrial needs
Topics covered include: recent research activities from academia in the biocomposite research field, valuable thoughts and insights from biocomposite manufacturing industries, the strength and weaknesses of biocomposite products, and the practical issues that need to be addressed to reach the next level.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. 1: Plant fibre reinforcements - p. xii 8. 2: Man-made cellulose fibre reinforcements (MMCFR) - p. 21 9. 3: Thermosetting bioresins as matrix for biocomposites - p. 55 10. 4: Thermoplastic biopolymer matrices for biocomposites - p. 80 11. 5: Forensic identification of bast fibres - p. 123 12. 6: Fibre/matrix interface - p. 164 13. 7: Environmental degradation in biocomposites - p. 180 14. 8: In situ processing of biocomposites via reactive extrusion - p. 194 15. 9: Rapid processing possibilities of biocomposites: microwave, ultraviolet, and e-beam - p. 246 16. 10: Recent innovations in biocomposite products - p. 274 17. 11: Green materials for aerospace industries - p. 306 18. Index - p. 319
Biocomposites for High-Performance Applications: Current Barriers and Future Needs Towards Industrial Development focuses on future research directions that will make biocomposites a successful player in the field of high-strength structural applications.
With contributions from eminent academic researchers and industrial experts who have first-hand experience on the advantages/disadvantages of biocomposites in their daily lives, the book examines the industrial development of biocomposite products, identifying the current barriers and their future industrial needs
Topics covered include: recent research activities from academia in the biocomposite research field, valuable thoughts and insights from biocomposite manufacturing industries, the strength and weaknesses of biocomposite products, and the practical issues that need to be addressed to reach the next level.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. 1: Plant fibre reinforcements - p. xii 8. 2: Man-made cellulose fibre reinforcements (MMCFR) - p. 21 9. 3: Thermosetting bioresins as matrix for biocomposites - p. 55 10. 4: Thermoplastic biopolymer matrices for biocomposites - p. 80 11. 5: Forensic identification of bast fibres - p. 123 12. 6: Fibre/matrix interface - p. 164 13. 7: Environmental degradation in biocomposites - p. 180 14. 8: In situ processing of biocomposites via reactive extrusion - p. 194 15. 9: Rapid processing possibilities of biocomposites: microwave, ultraviolet, and e-beam - p. 246 16. 10: Recent innovations in biocomposite products - p. 274 17. 11: Green materials for aerospace industries - p. 306 18. Index - p. 319
