Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • chapter 14. Green composites from functionalized renewable cellulosic fibers / Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta
  • chapter 15. Properties and characterization of natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites / Hom N. Dhakal and Zhong Y. Zhang
  • chapter 16. Vegetable oils for green composites / Vijay K. Thakur, Mahendra Thunga, and Michael R. Kessler
  • Chapter 1. Green composites : an introduction / Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, Raju K. Gupta, Raghavan Prasanth, and Michael R. Kessler
  • chapter 2. Valorization of Agricultural by-products in poly(lactic acid) to develop biocomposites / Anne Bergeret, Jean-Charles Benezet, Thi-Phuong-Thao Tran, George C. Papanicolaou, and Anastasia Koutsomitopoulou
  • chapter 3. Processing cellulose for cellulose fiber and matrix composites / Robert A. Shanks
  • chapter 4. Hemp and hemp-based composites / Hao Wang and Alan K.T. Lau
  • chapter 5. Plant fiber-based composites / Bessy M. Philip, Eldho Abraham, Deepa B., Laly A. Pothan, and Sabu Thomas
  • chapter 6. Eulaliopsis binata : utilization of waste biomass in green composites / Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta
  • chapter 7. Bast fibers composites for engineering structural applications : myth or the future trend / Bartosz T. Weclawski and Mizi Fan
  • chapter 8. Life cycle assessment for natural fiber composites / Nilmini P.J. Dissanayake and John Summerscales
  • chapter 9. Effect of halloysite nanotubes on water absorption, thermal, and mechanical properties of cellulose fiber-reinforced vinyl ester composites / Abdullah Alhuthali and It Meng Low
  • chapter 10. Eco-friendly fiber-reinforced natural rubber green composites : a perspective on the future / Raghavan Prasanth, Ravi Shankar, Anna Dilfi, Vijay K. Thakur, and Jou-Hyeon Ahn
  • chapter 11. Weathering study of biofiber-based green composites / Vijay K. Thakur, Manju K. Thakur, and Raju K. Gupta
  • chapter 12. Machining behavior of green composites : a comparison with conventional composites / Inderdeep Singh and Pramendra K. Bajpai
  • chapter 13. Potential biomedical applications of renewable nanocellulose / Sivoney F. de Souza, Bibin M. Cherian, Alcides L. Leao, Marcelo Telascrea, Marcia R.M. Chaves, Suresh S. Narine, and Mohini Sain