Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composite Incorporated with Anhydride-Cured Epoxidized Linseed-Oil Resin and Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Treated Flax Fibers.

ABSTRACT: Fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) represent a promising class of engineering materials due to their mechanical performance. However, the vast majority of FRCs are currently manufactured using carbon and glass fibers, which raises concerns because of the difficulties in recycling and the reliance on finite fossil resources. On the other hand, the use of natural fibers is still hampered due to the problems such as, e.g., differences in polarity between the reinforcement and the polymer matrix components, leading to a significant decrease in composite durability. In this work, we present a natural fiber-reinforced composite (NFRC), incorporating plasma pre-treated flax fibers as the reinforcing element, thermoplastic polylactic acid (PLA) as a matrix, and a key point of the current study-a t

SUBMITTER: Savicheva S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396233 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature