Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications
From Science to Market
Editors: Fangueiro, Raul, Rana, Sohel (Eds.)
Free Preview- Covers a wide range of topics starting from natural fibre agriculture to composites, nano-composites, applications, environmental impacts and marketing
- Discusses latest research and developments in the field of natural fibres
- Authored by leading researchers and scientists working on natural fibres and natural fibre based products
- Covers both experimental and analytical studies
- Discusses latest research in the filed of nano dimensional natural fibres and composites
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- About this book
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This book collects selected high quality articles submitted to the 2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2015). A wide range of topics is covered related to various aspects of natural fibres such as agriculture, extraction and processing, surface modification and functionalization, advanced structures, nano fibres, composites and nanocomposites, design and product development, applications, market potential, and environmental impact. Divided into separate sections on these various topics, the book presents the latest high quality research work addressing different approaches and techniques to improve processing, performance, functionalities and cost-effectiveness of natural fibre and natural based products, in order to promote their applications in various advanced technical sectors.
This book is a useful source of information for materials scientists, teachers and students from various disciplines as well as for R& D staff in industries using natural fibre based materials.
- Table of contents (36 chapters)
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Fibre Science: Understanding How It Works and Speculating on Its Future
Pages 3-17
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Wool in Human Health and Well-Being
Pages 19-34
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Correlations Between the Physiochemical Characteristics of Plant Fibres and Their Mechanical Properties
Pages 35-47
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Influence of Stem Morphology and Fibers Stiffness on the Loading Stability of Flax
Pages 49-59
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Young’s Modulus of Plant Fibers
Pages 61-69
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Table of contents (36 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications
- Book Subtitle
- From Science to Market
- Editors
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- Raul Fangueiro
- Sohel Rana
- Series Title
- RILEM Bookseries
- Series Volume
- 12
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- RILEM
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-017-7515-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-7515-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-7513-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-024-1366-3
- Series ISSN
- 2211-0844
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 456
- Number of Illustrations
- 75 b/w illustrations, 179 illustrations in colour
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