Lignocellulosic Composite Materials

1. Front Matter

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2. Lignocellulosic Materials of Brazil––Their Characterization and Applications in Polymer Composites and Art Works

   • Kestur G. Satyanarayana, Thais H. S. Flores-Sahagun, Pamela Bowman

   Pages 1-96

3. Retting Process as a Pretreatment of Natural Fibers for the Development of Polymer Composites

   • L. Sisti, G. Totaro, M. Vannini, A. Celli

   Pages 97-135

4. Pretreatments of Natural Fibers for Polymer Composite Materials

   • A. Orue, A. Eceiza, A. Arbelaiz

   Pages 137-175

5. Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Less Common Natural Fibres and Their Composites

   • Fabrizio Sarasini

   Pages 177-213

6. Lignocellulosic Fibres Reinforced Thermoset Composites: Preparation, Characterization, Mechanical and Rheological Properties

   • Hind Abdellaoui, Rachid Bouhfid, Abou El Kacem Qaiss

   Pages 215-270

7. Pineapple Leaf Fiber: From Waste to High-Performance Green Reinforcement for Plastics and Rubbers

   • Nanthaya Kengkhetkit, Thapanee Wongpreedee, Taweechai Amornsakchai

   Pages 271-291

8. Lightweight Wood Composites: Challenges, Production and Performance

   • Sandra Monteiro, Jorge Martins, Fernão D. Magalhães, Luísa Carvalho

   Pages 293-322

9. Design and Fabrication of Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites for Portable Laptop Table

   • S. M. Sapuan, K. R. Purushothman, M. L. Sanyang, M. R. Mansor

   Pages 323-356

10. Lignocellulosic Materials for Geotextile and Geocomposites for Engineering Applications

    • Jaideep Adhikari, Suvendu Manna, Sukanya Chowdhury Saha, Prosenjit Saha, Debasis Roy, Basudam Adhikary

    Pages 357-388

11. Lignocellulosic Fibres-Based Biocomposites Materials for Food Packaging

    • H. Angellier-Coussy, V. Guillard, E. Gastaldi, S. Peyron, N. Gontard

    Pages 389-413

12. Lignocellulosic Fibres Reinforced Polymer Composites for Acoustical Applications

    • Elammaran Jayamani, Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri

    Pages 415-444

This book comprehensively summarizes important aspects of research in the active field of lignocellulosic (polymer) composites, including polymer materials from or containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. It describes how these materials can be produced from forest products and natural fibers from sources such as jute, flax, sisal, and many more, and even from agricultural residues (like wheat straw, corn stover, or sugarcane bagasse). In times of high demand for renewable green materials, lignocellulosic materials from organic matter produced by trees, shrubs and agricultural crops present a highly attractive feedstock.


The international authors explain different treatment and fabrication methods for the production of lignocellulosic materials. Other chapters address the properties of these green materials or illustrate specific applications, ranging from food packaging and household products to adsorbents and even conductive polymer composites. In thisway, this book offers a broad and comprehensive overview over the entire field of lignocellulosic composite materials.

• Lignocellulosic biomass
• Lignocellulosic composites
• Green materials
• Renewable feedstocks
• Cellulose-based materials
• Hemicellulose
• Natural fibers
• Lignin
• Hierarchical fibrilar composites
• Materials from agricultural residues
• Carbohydrate polymers
• Forest wood products
• Wood Science and Technology

• Army Cadet College Wing, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, India

  Susheel Kalia

Susheel Kalia is Associate Professor & Head of the Department of Chemistry at Army Cadet College Wing of the Indian Military Academy Dehradun. He was visiting researcher in the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at University of Bologna, Italy, in 2013, and held a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Bahra University, Solan, India until 2015. His research interests include polymeric composites, bio- and nanocomposites, conducting polymers, nanofibers, nanoparticles, hybrid materials, hydrogels, and cryogenics, and are documented in more than 65 research papers in international journals, over 80 conference contributions (incl. numerous invited contributions) and several book chapters. Kalia is an experienced book editor, and he has edited a number of successful books (with Springer and other publishers), such as "Cellulose Fibers: Bio- and Nano-Polymer Composites", "Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures", or "Polysaccharide Based Graft Copolymers". 


Kalia is the main editor of the "Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials". In addition he is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the Asian Polymer Association, Indian Cryogenics Council, the Society for Polymer Science, Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, and the International Association of Advanced Materials.

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