Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications
(From Science to Market)
Edited by Raul Fangueiro and Sohel Rana
Contents
Part I Properties and Functionalities of Natural Fibres and Structures
Fibre Science: Understanding How It Works and Speculating on Its Future . 3
Mário de Araújo
Wool in Human Health and Well-Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Raechel Laing and Paul Swan
Correlations Between the Physiochemical Characteristics
of Plant Fibres and Their Mechanical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Marie-Joo Le Guen, Roger H. Newman, Alan Fernyhough,
Stefan J. Hill and Mark P. Staiger
Influence of Stem Morphology and Fibres Stiffness
on the Loading Stability of Flax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alain Bourmaud, Marianne Gibaud, Anaële Lefeuvre,
Claudine Morvan and Christophe Baley
Young’s Modulus of Plant Fibers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Patricia Jouannot-Chesney, Jean-Paul Jernot, Joël Bréard
and Moussa Gomina
Characterization of Brazil Nut Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
P.Y. Inamura, F.H. Kraide, M.J.A. Armelin, M.A. Scapin,
E.A.B. Moura and N.L. Mastro
Part II New, Functional and Nanodimensional Natural Fibres
Brazilian Buriti Palm Fiber (Mauritia flexuosa Mart.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ivete Maria Cattani and Júlia Baruque-Ramos
Degradation of Dyes Using Plantain Fibers Modified
with Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Yuliana Cadavid, Edith M. Cadena, Juan M. Velez and Juan F. Santa
Removal of Crude Oil Using a New Natural Fibre—Calotropis
procera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
J.H.O. Nascimento, M.P.G. Coelho, A.P. Silva, K.K.O.S. Silva,
A.R.L. dos Santos, C.F. Campos, J.P.S. Morais and R.L. Sivam
Amazonian Tururi Palm Fiber Material
(Manicaria saccifera Gaertn.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Amanda Sousa Monteiro and Júlia Baruque-Ramos
Nanoindentation Measurements of Jute/Poly Lactic
Acid Composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vijay Baheti and Jiri Militky
Biomedical Applications of Nanocellulose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Catarina Guise and Raul Fangueiro
Part III Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites
A Finite Element Analysis to Validate the Rule-of-Mixtures
for the Prediction of the Young’s Modulus of Composites
with Non-circular Anisotropic Fibres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Amandeep Singh Virk, John Summerscales and Wayne Hall
Effects of Water Ageing on the Mechanical Properties of Flax
and Glass Fiber Composites: Degradation and Reversibility . . . . . . . . . 183
Guilherme Apolinario, Patrick Ienny, Stéphane Corn, Romain Léger,
Anne Bergeret and Jean-Marc Haudin
Processing of Wet Preserved Natural Fibers with Injection
Molding Compounding (IMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hans-Jörg Gusovius, Gesine Wallot, Stefan Schierl, Roman Rinberg,
Tobias Hartmann, Lothar Kroll and Ivonne Jahn
Fluorination as an Effective Way to Reduce Natural Fibers
Hydrophilicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Charlet, F. Saulnier, D. Gautier, M. Pouzet, M. Dubois and A. Béakou
DSC Analysis of In Situ Polymerized Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)
Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites Produced by RTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
C.M. Romão, C.M. Pereira and J.L. Esteves
Parametric Study on the Manufacturing of Biocomposite Materials. . . . 243
Rubio-López, A. Olmedo, A. Díaz-Álvarez and C. Santiuste
The Mechanical Properties of Flax Fibre Reinforced Composites . . . . . 255
Sevhan Muge Yukseloglu and Hurol Yoney
Eco-friendly Flax Fibre/Epoxy Resin/Composite System
for Surfboard Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Aitor Hernandez Michelena, Jasper Graham-Jones, John Summerscales
and Wayne Hall
The Use of Cellulosic Fibers Wastes to Increase the Mechanical
Behaviour of Biodegradable Composites for Automotive
Interior Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
N.C. Loureiro, J.L. Esteves and J.C. Viana
Part IV Natural Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites
Hemp Fibres—A Promising Reinforcement for Cementitious
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Ildiko Merta
Tensile and Bond Characterization of Natural Fibers
Embeeded in Inorganic Matrices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Bahman Ghiassi, Arezou Razavizadeh, Daniel V. Oliveira,
Vera Marques and Paulo B. Lourenço
Eco-Efficient Earthen Plasters: The Influence of the Addition
of Natural Fibers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
José Lima and Paulina Faria
Part V Innovative Applications of Natural Fibres
Poly Lactic Acid Fibre Based Biodegradable Stents
and Their Functionalization Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rita Rebelo, Nívea Vila, Sohel Rana and Raul Fangueiro
Optimization of a Wood Plastic Composite to Produce
a New Dynamic Shading System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Martins, F. Antunes, A. Mateus, S. Baptista and C. Malça
Biodegradation of Wool Used for the Production of Innovative
Geotextiles Designed to Erosion Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Jan Broda, Katarzyna Kobiela-Mendrek, Monika Rom,
Joanna Grzybowska-Pietras, Stanislawa Przybylo and Ryszard Laszczak
Renewable Materials for Stab Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Marcus O. Weber, Susanne Aumann, Malin Obermann and Andrea Ehrmann
Hemp Fibre from Crops Grown on Reclaimed Land
for the Production of Sanitary Mats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Jerzy Mańkowski, Andrzej Kubacki, Jacek Kołodziej,
Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk, Przemysław Baraniecki and Irena Pniewska
Part VI Market, Opportunities, Recycling and Sustainability
Aspects of Natural Fibres
Natural Fibres and the World Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Terry Townsend and José Sette
Wool as an Heirloom: How Natural Fibres Can Reinvent
Value in Terms of Money, Life-Span and Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Tone Skårdal Tobiasson and Kirsi Laitala
Hemp Cultivation Opportunities and Perspectives in Lithuania. . . . . . . 407
Jonaitienė, Z. Jankauskienė and I. Stuogė
Review of Wool Recycling and Reuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Stephen Russell and Angus Ireland
Brazilian Scope of Management and Recycling of Textile Wastes . . . . . 429
Welton Fernando Zonatti, Júlia Baruque-Ramos and Wânia Duleba
Cotton Dyeing with Extract from Renewable Agro Industrial
Bio-resources: A Step Towards Sustainability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Teresa Linhares and M.T. Pessoa de Amorim
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455