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Nanoclay Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites: Mechanical and Thermal Properties

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Nanoclay Reinforced Polymer Composites

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This chapter discussed the introduction of nanoclay into natural fibre reinforced composites (in practice, reinforced with lignocellulosic fibres from plants, therefore referred here as plant fibre composites, abbreviated as PFC) in terms of improvement of mechanical and thermal properties. A number of issues are to be accounted for, which include the specificity and hierarchical structure of the different lignocellulosic fibres, therefore their significant variability in mechanical terms, which results also in a substantial dimensional variability when introduced in the composite. More specifically, the main effects encountered by this introduction, in amounts normally variable between 1 and 5 wt %, would concern the reduction of viscoelastic behaviour of the composite and achieving improved dimensional control, provided a sufficient interaction of the nanoclay in the composite is obtained. This is particularly significant on one side aiming at an effective production of injection moulded PFCs and on the other side in connection with the use of biodegradable matrices, focusing on the production of a fully sustainable composite.

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Santulli, C. (2016). Nanoclay Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites: Mechanical and Thermal Properties. In: Jawaid, M., Qaiss, A., Bouhfid, R. (eds) Nanoclay Reinforced Polymer Composites. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0950-1_4

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