Article
Materials Science, Textiles
K. M. Faridul Hasan, Czok Csilla, Zsuzsanna Maria Mucsi, Zsofia Koczan, Peter Gyorgy Horvath, Miklos Bak, Tibor Alpar
Summary: This study investigates the hybridization effect of sisal/cotton interwoven fabric backed by jute woven material in the presence of a polylactide (PLA) matrix. It examines the mechanical properties, water absorption, thickness swelling, and moisture content of the developed hybrid composites. The study finds that the sisal/cotton reinforced composites exhibit the highest mechanical properties, while the presence of sisal/cotton interwoven fabrics significantly improves the mechanical properties of the composite systems.
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mariana Vela Silveira, Jose Wilson dos Santos Ferreira, Michele Dal Toe Casagrande
Summary: This study evaluates the effects of silica and polymer surface treatments on the biodegradability of sisal fibers and the mechanical behavior of sand matrix reinforced with these fibers in actual environmental conditions. The results show that silica treatment is the most effective barrier against fiber biodegradation, contributing to the durability of the composite material.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jacqueline F. B. Diniz, Joao M. P. Q. Delgado, Anderson F. Vilela, Ricardo S. Gomez, Arianne D. Viana, Maria J. Figueiredo, Diego D. S. Diniz, Isis S. Rodrigues, Fagno D. Rolim, Ivonete B. Santos, Joao E. F. Carmo, Antonio G. B. Lima
Summary: The study focuses on evaluating the drying of sisal fibers in an oven with mechanical air circulation using a transient and 3D mathematical model, and conducting drying experiments under different conditions. Results show that the moisture content and temperature distribution of sisal fibers are influenced by the temperature and relative humidity of the drying air, with the drying process occurring in a falling rate period.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Shinde Avinash, Siva Irulappasamy, Chithirai Pon Selvan, M. T. H. Sultan, Lee Seng Hua, Yashwant Munde
Summary: The study focuses on optimizing the abrasive machining parameters of natural fiber reinforced sandwich composite. By comparing the experimental results and observing surface damage through scanning electron microscopy, the feasibility of the research was validated.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Atul Kumar Maurya, Rupam Gogoi, Gaurav Manik
Summary: The study investigates the mechanical, thermal and thermomechanical behavior of hybrid composites post-recycling and the impact of additional reinforcement. The results show that recycling and additional reinforcement have a significant influence on the properties of hybrid composites, and reinforcing with SSL fibers can effectively restore lost properties.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Upendra Sharan Gupta, Sudhir Tiwari
Summary: The study demonstrated that cold glow discharge argon plasma treatment significantly improved the mechanical properties of sisal fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, enhancing interlaminar shear strength, flexural strength, elongation at break, and tensile strength. Furthermore, the treatment led to improvements in fiber surface structure, increased crystallite size, and crystallinity.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Eyasu Ferede, Desalegn Atalie
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of fiber loading on the mechanical and water absorption characteristics of composites made from sisal fiber and polypropylene matrix for bathroom wall tile applications. The study found that as the fiber content increases, the properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength, and compressive strength initially increase up to an optimum level and then decrease. The water absorption rate also increases with the increase in the fiber weight proportion. The optimal mechanical and water absorption properties were achieved at 30% fiber content.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Atul Kumar Maurya, Rupam Gogoi, Gaurav Manik
Summary: The study demonstrated the successful hybridization of sisal fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites using mechano-chemical activated fly-ash with the addition of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. The hybrid composite showed significantly improved mechanical properties compared to virgin PP and sisal fiber composites, with enhanced tensile, flexural, and impact strengths. Morphological and thermal analyses confirmed the good wettability of reinforcing fiber and fly-ash within the matrix, as well as improved thermal stability of the composites.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Ram Subbiah, A. Arivumangai, S. Kaliappan, V Balaji, G. Yuvaraj, Pravin P. Patil
Summary: In this study, sisal fiber reinforced nanosilica and cardanol oil toughened epoxy composites were prepared and characterized. The addition of cardanol oil and nanosilica was found to enhance the load bearing, thermal stability, and antimicrobial properties of sisal-reinforced epoxy composites. The composites showed improved mechanical properties, such as increased tensile strength and modulus, as well as improved impact resistance and hardness values. The antimicrobial properties also improved with the increase in nanosilica and cardanol oil content. These environmentally friendly biocomposites could find applications in various industries including drug and food storage, automotive, structural, and sports goods manufacturing.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Upendra S. Gupta, Sudhir Tiwari, Uttam Sharma
Summary: This article explores the use of cold glow discharge plasma modification to improve the surface adhesion characteristics of sisal fibers. The results show that plasma treatment significantly enhances the mechanical properties of the sisal fiber-reinforced epoxy composite, including interlaminar shear strength, flexural strength, tensile strength, and elongation.
PIGMENT & RESIN TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Raylane de Souza Castoldi, Lourdes Maria Silva de Souza, Felipe Souto, Marco Liebscher, Viktor Mechtcherine, Flavio de Andrade Silva
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alkali treatment on sisal fibers and found that it can improve the fiber properties and enhance their effectiveness as reinforcement in cement-based matrices, while also being sustainable and suitable.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Atik Mubarak Kazi, D. V. A. Ramasastry, Sunil Waddar
Summary: The research found that the roselle fabric composite has superior mechanical properties, while the sisal fabric composite has lower tensile and impact strengths. However, the sisal fabric and roselle fabric composites have similar flexural properties. The sisal fabric composite has the highest loss factor peak, with the peak height increasing with higher sisal fiber content in the roselle/sisal fabric composites.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
K. Senthilkumar, Thitinun Ungtrakul, M. Chandrasekar, T. Senthil Muthu Kumar, N. Rajini, Suchart Siengchin, Harikrishnan Pulikkalparambil, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Nadir Ayrilmis
Summary: The study investigated the effect of accelerated weathering conditions on sisal and hemp fiber bio-composites. Results showed that the weathered hybrid mats exhibited good impact resistance and had nearly equivalent impact strength compared to pure sisal and hemp-based composites.
JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
N. Prabhushankar, N. Balaji, S. Kaliappan
Summary: In this study, the mechanical, wear, fracture toughness, drop load impact, and hydrophobicity behavior of the kevlar/sisal fiber composite laminates with cellulose addition were examined. The results showed that composite designation C3 exhibited the highest improvement in mechanical properties, while composite designation C4 had the lowest wear rate and coefficient of friction. Additionally, the addition of cellulose and the fiber stacking order influenced higher penetration resistance in drop load impact toughness.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Mohammed Irfan Khan, Chitresh Nayak
Summary: The objective of this study is to replace metallic leaf springs in electric vehicles with sisal fiber-reinforced epoxy composites and improve their mechanical properties. The experiments show that the composite has tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of 65 MPa, 170 MPa, 13 MPa and 53 MPa, 148 MPa, 14 MPa, respectively. The thermal response and fractured surfaces of the composites have also been analyzed.
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
(2023)
