Surface Treatment Methods of Natural Fibres and their Effects on Biocomposites

A systematic and comprehensive review on surface modifications of natural fibres and how the effect of the surface treatment can be characterized and measured, as well as the effect on properties

Asim Shahzad (Edited by), Fulga Tanasa (Edited by), Carmen-Alice Teaca (Edited by)

9780128218631

Paperback, published 26 April 2022

258 pages, 260 illustrations (40 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 1 kg

Approx.248 pages

1. Natural fibers and surface treatment methods 2. The effect of alkaline treatment on natural fibers/biopolymer composites 3. Surface modification of natural fibers through esterification treatments 4. Influence of silane modification on the properties of natural fibers and its effect on biocomposites 5. Maleated coupling agents for the surface treatment of natural fibers 6. Physical methods for the modification of the natural fibers surfaces 7. Biological pretreatments of lignocellulosic fibers and their effects on biocomposites performance 8. Surface derivatization and grafting on self-assembled chitin nanofibers for modification, functionalization, and application 9. The adhesion between lignocellulosic fiber and polymeric matrix: The effect of different fiber surface treatments and matrix modifications 10. The effects of surface treatment on creep and dynamic mechanical behavior of flax fiber reinforced composites under hygrothermal aging conditions 11. Current trends in surface treatments of natural fibers

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]