Novel Hybrid Flax Reinforced Supersap Composites in Automotive Applications

Flax fibre bio-epoxy composites have not found many commercial uses in structural applications on account of their lack of cost efficiency and high susceptibility to environmental changes. Non-woven flax mats were subjected to alkali, acetylation, silane and enzymatic treatment, and then combined wi...

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Main Authors: Jinchun Zhu, Kirsi Immonen, Christophe Avril, James Brighton, Huijun Zhu, Hrushikesh Abhyankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Fibers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/3/1/76