Surface Treatment Methods of Natural Fibres and Their Effects on Biocomposites

ISBN-13: 9780128218631 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Asim Shahzad; Fulga Tanasa; Carmen-Alice Teaca

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Dr Asim Shahzad has B. Eng. (Hons.) degree in mechanical engineering from Newcastle University, UK, and PhD degree on impact and fatigue properties of natural fiber composites from Swansea University, Swansea, UK. His area of research is biocomposites. He is particularly interested in the mechanical performance and the effects of various environments on the properties of these materials. He has published 12 peer reviewed journal articles, written 10 book chapters and edited one book as single editor. His review paper on hemp fiber and its composites is one of the most highly cited papers on biocomposites. He is on the reviewing panel of leading journals on composites. Dr Fulga Tanasa is a senior researcher at the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iasi, Romania, and her field of expertise includes extensive research on thermoplastic composite materials designed for various applications ranging from electronics and telecommunications to health care, from waste (wood and lignocellulosic fibers included) recovery and upcycling to food packaging, automotive industry, and structural applications, with emphasis not only on the practical part of the research, but also on the theoretical aspects, namely the phenomena occurring at the interface as a result of the characteristics of the interphase formed between matrix and filler/reinforcement. The list of papers (over 65) include 46 articles in peer reviewed journals, 20 chapters in books published at prestigious publishing houses (Taylor and Francis, Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, Transworld Research Network, Nova Science etc.), and 1 international patent. She is an active reviewer for high ranking scientific journals, and member of the Romanian Chemical Society since 2000. Dr Carmen-Alice Teaca is a senior researcher at the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iasi, Romania. She has B. Eng. degree in chemical engineering (pulp, paper and artificial fibers technology), and PhD degree on photosynthetic biosensors as indicators of environmental pollution from "Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania. Her areas of research include separation and characterization of polymer components from wood fibers and other renewable resources, chemical modification of wood fibers and natural polymers (cellulose, lignin, starch) for valorization in composite systems, wood protection against degradation processes using natural products. She has published 52 articles in peer reviewed journals and written 8 chapters in books published at prestigious publishing houses (Springer, Elsevier, Smithers-Rapra, Wiley-Scrivener), some referring to the biocomposites including wood fibers, cellulose, and starch. She is member of editorial board of BioResources journal. She is an active reviewer for high ranking scientific journals and has been a member of the Romanian Chemical Society since 2000.