International Journal of Materials and Product Technology (IJMPT)

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

2009 Vol.36 No.1/2/3/4

Special Issue on Innovative Natural Fibre Composites for Industrial Applications

Guest Editor: Professor Claudio Scarponi

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
3-10Aesthetic composites based on natural fibres: NaBasCo
Willem O.J. Bottger, Mark Lepelaar, Roderick Bouvy
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027815
11-19Comparison of interfacial shear strength from fibre pull out and mechanical testing in polypropylene sisal composites
Christoph Burgstaller
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027816
20-29Effect of untreated celery fibres on epoxy matrix composites
Claudio Caneva, Igor Maria De Rosa, Fabrizio Sarasini, Carlo Santulli
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027817
30-46Effect of jute fibres on post-impact behaviour of E-glass reinforced composites assessed through Acoustic Emission
Elena Mena Agresti, Claudio Caneva, Igor Maria De Rosa, Fabrizio Sarasini, Marco Valente
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027818
47-61Hybrid composites based on fibres of marine origin
Emo Chiellini, Patrizia Cinelli, Vassilka Ivanova Ilieva, Francesco Zimbardi, Nick Kanellopoulos, Bruno De Wilde, Steven Verstichel, Andrea Pipino, Bernd Anders, Jean Francois Sassi
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027819
62-72Hybrid polymeric composites based on polyethylene and lignin
S.K. Samal, E.G. Fernandes, A. Corti, E. Chiellini
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027820
73-89Composite boat hulls with bamboo natural fibres
S. Corradi, T. Isidori, M. Corradi, F. Soleri, L. Olivari
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027821
90-103The spreading, procession, transformation of hemp in the past, present and future
G. Giampaoli
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027822
104-114Biobased composition boards made from cotton gin and guayule wastes: select physical and mechanical properties
Gregory A. Holt, Terry A. Coffelt, Poo Chow, Francis S. Nakayama
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027823
115-124Study on tensile properties and Interfacial Shear Strength of bamboo fibre bundles
HyoJin Kim, Toru Fujii
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027824
125-133Effect of surface treatment on the mechanical properties of rice straw fibre
HyoJin Kim, JaeKyoo Lim
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027825
134-154State-of-the-art for extrusion and injection moulding FPC: natural Fibre Plastics Composites in Brazil
A.L. Leao, P.C. Ferrao, S.F. Souza
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027826
155-165Development and characterisation of jute reinforced natural matrix composites
D. D'Amico, F. Martina, G. Ingrosso, G. Mele, A. Maffezzoli, A. Tarzia, C. Stifani
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027827
166-175Novel approach to textile design for barriers against electromagnetic radiation
M. Michalak, R. Brazis, V. Kazakevicius, J. Bilska, I. Krucinska
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027828
176-188Natural-fibres composites for the automotive industry: challenges, solutions and applications
Gerard Mougin, Maira Magnani, Nicole Eikelenberg
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027829
189-199Enzymatic modification of wood fibres for activating their ability of self bonding
C. Muller, M. Euring, A. Kharazipour
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027830
200-207Industrial processing model for natural fibre composites to meet ISO 9001:2000 standards
W.O. Ogola, H.J. Mcrota, J.O. Owuor
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027831
208-220Fibre boards and composites from wet preserved hemp
Ralf Pecenka, Christian Furll, Christine Idler, Philipp Grundmann, Ljubomir Radosavljevic
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027832
221-228Falling weight impact damage characterisation on flax/epoxy laminates
Carlo Santulli
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027833
229-240Characterisation of hemp fibre reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid) composites
Moyeenuddin A. Sawpan, Kim L. Pickering, Alan Fernyhough
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027834
241-260Industrial applications of natural fibres advanced composites: environmental effects and comparative Life Cycle Analysis
Claudio Scarponi, Carlo Andreotti
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027835
261-277Hemp fabrics for natural fibres composites industrial applications
C. Scarponi, D. Maglione, G. Cosentino, F. Lenzi
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027836
278-303Interface and mechanical properties of Natural Fibres reinforced composites: a review
C. Scarponi, C.S. Pizzinelli
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027837
304-316The use of different natural fibres in the compression moulding process a highly competitive approach
Bernhard R. Scheruebl, Bernd-Uwe Wulf
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027838
317-333Advances in natural fibre reinforced polymer composites: macro to nanoscales
S. Thomas, L.A. Pothan, B.M. Cherian
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027839
334-347Extrusion fractionation of wheat straw for biocomposites utilising the entire straw constituents
Yong Gang Kang, Wendy Xia, Jim Song, Karnik Tarverdi
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027840
348-357Recent innovative results on natural fibre composites
Analia Vazquez, Ariel Stocchi, Celina Bernal
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027841
358-371Production of innovative hemp based three-layered particleboards with reduced raw densities and low formaldehyde emissions
Christian Schopper, Alireza Kharazipour, Christian Bohn
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027842
372-384Strength prediction for jute polyester composite for long continuous fibre reinforcement
A.A. Shaikh, S.A. Channiwala
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027843
385-395Characterisation of natural fibres as concrete composites for structural applications
M. Sivaraja, S. Kandasamy
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027844
396-416Natural fibres and composites: research, development and production
Isidoro Peroni
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027845
417-430Modification of the fibre surface for the optimisation of mechanical properties in natural-fibre reinforced polymers
A. Valadez-Gonzalez, M.V. Moreno-Chulim, P.J. Herrera-Franco
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2009.027846