JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2016, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (03): 163-169.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2016.03.027

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Research status and prospect of nature fiber reinforced polymer composites

HUANG Runzhou1,2, MAO Haiyan1,MEI Changtong1, XU Xinwu1, WU Qinglin2   

  1. 1.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
    2. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA
  • Online:2016-06-18 Published:2016-06-18

Abstract: As a new-generation green composite, nature fibers/ polymer composites(NFPC), mading of thermoplastics filled with nature agriculture fibers and other additives, has been recently developed and used to enhance performance characteristics of composites. In this paper, typical NFPC,core-shell structure NFPC(co-extrusion)and cellulose nanofibers(CNFs)and its filled composites have been systematically reviewed. The shell layer, mading of thermoplastics unfilled or filled with minerals or nature fibers and other additives, plays a critical role in enhancing overall composite properties. A fundamental understanding of the interactions between shell and core layers with different structural and material combinations is, however, needed to achieve desired product performance. The results of this paper can help to provide a fundamental base for developing new functional applications of NFPC.

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