A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: fabrication, properties, and applications

UV Akhil, N Radhika, B Saleh… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) have gained limelight in many
applications during the recent years, owing to their availability, as well as superior …

Progress in the Preparation, Properties, and Applications of PLA and Its Composite Microporous Materials by Supercritical CO2: A Review from 2020 to 2022

K Peng, S Mubarak, X Diao, Z Cai, C Zhang, J Wang… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of degradable plastic foams is in line with the current development
concept of being pollution free and sustainable. Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) microporous foam …

Fully biodegradable polylactide foams with ultrahigh expansion ratio and heat resistance for green packaging

P Li, X Zhu, M Kong, Y Lv, Y Huang, Q Yang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long chain branching (LCB) structures are efficiently introduced into polylactide (PLA) by
employing sustainable soybean oil (SO) under the initiation of trace amount of cyclic …

A facile strategy for preparation of strong tough poly (lactic acid) foam with a unique microfibrillated bimodal micro/nano cellular structure

P Xiang, L Gou, Y Zou, B Chen, S Bi, X Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reports the design and fabrication of strong tough poly (lactic acid)(PLA) foam by
combining pressure-induced-flow (PIF) processing with supercritical CO 2 foaming. PIF …

A review on cotton fibre-reinforced polymer composites and their applications

B Wankhede, H Bisaria, S Ojha… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Natural fibres may be a good alternative to synthetic fibres when reinforcing polymer
composites in order to maintain a healthy environment. Cotton is a natural fibre with many …

Effect of PLA/TiO2/Lg filler competition and synergy on crystallization behavior, mechanics and functionality of composite foaming materials

T Song, M Liu, J Tian, S Wang, Q Li - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a method for preparing high expansion ratio, high cell density PLA foams
based on a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO 2) and lignin (Lg) is demonstrated. TiO 2 …

Assessment of properties of bamboo fiber and EPDM reinforced polypropylene microcellular foam composites

W Guo, J Zhao, F Zhao, T Feng, L Liu - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant fiber reinforced composite has broad industrial application prospects, and has the
trend of gradually replacing traditional materials, but there are also problems such as not …

Lightweight ZnO/Carbonated Cotton Fiber Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Interference Applications: Preparation and Properties

M Waseem, Y Xie, K Yu, X Zhou, Y Cai, X Zhang, B Liu… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electromagnetic wave pollution has become a significant harm posed to human health and
precision instruments. To shelter such instruments from electromagnetic radiation, high …

Effect of crystalline structure on the cell morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene foams fabricated by core‐back foam injection molding

M Wu, F Wu, Q Ren, Z Weng, H Luo… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Foam injection molding (FIM) is an advanced technology for preparing lightweight plastic
foams, but its inferior mechanical performance remains a challenge. In this study …

Injection molded lightweight composites from tea-stem fiber and polypropylene: Effect of fiber loading on forming properties and cell structure

F Zhao, W Guo, X Liu, J Zhao, T Feng - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
China boasts abundant tea resources and substantial production output. To facilitate the
high-value utilization of by-products generated during tea production, such as tea stems …