Coir Fiber and its Composites

Processing, Properties and Applications

Mohammad Jawaid

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780443151866
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443151873
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Coir Fiber and its Composites: Processing, Properties and Applications presents unified knowledge on eco-friendly coir fiber composites, covering their characterization, design, manufacture and applications. The properties of coir fiber and its extraction and processing are explored in-depth, thus helping researchers, scientists and those working in various industries understand the need of coir fiber composites in the development of green, biodegradable and sustainable components that have potential in real-world applications. The book elaborates on the basic characterization of coir fibers and its composite properties such, including its physical, mechanical, morphological, thermal, structural and chemical properties. Users will find sound knowledge on coir fiber and its composites, including modern design and manufacture engineering with numerous example illustrations, methods and results that will be valuable for graduate students, researchers and industrialists working in the development of plant-based composite materials. - Covers all aspects of coir fibers and their composites, such as cultivation, extraction, processing, modification, composite design, properties and applications - Provides an overview of all types of natural fibers and their composites to give an insight on which fiber is suitable for a specific application - Presents a comparison in terms of properties, costs, production processes and availability of different fibers - Covers lifecycle assessment, case studies on industrial product development, manufacturing and design as well as numerical problems and solutions

Table of contents

• Coir Fiber and its Composites
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Contributors
• About the editor
• Chapter 1 Coir fiber: Geographic distribution and cultivation
• Chapter 2 Extraction of coir fibers by different methods
• Chapter 3 Anatomical structure of coir fibers
• Chapter 4 Review on coir fiber surface modification by various techniques
• Chapter 5 Physical, morphological, structural, thermal, and tensile properties of coir fibers
• Chapter 6 Matrix materials for coir fibers: Mechanical and morphological properties
• Chapter 7 Manufacturing and design of coir fiber composites
• Chapter 8 Mechanical properties of coir and coir-based hybrid polymeric composites
• Chapter 9 Thermal properties of coir fiber-reinforced polymer composites
• Chapter 10 Cellulose nanostructures extracted from coir fibers
• Chapter 11 Physicochemical and morphological properties of microcrystalline cellulose and nanocellulose extracted from coir fibers and its composites
• Chapter 12 Coir fiber-based nanocomposites: Synthesis and application
• Chapter 13 Impact and flexural properties of ABS biocomposites reinforced with coir fiber
• Chapter 14 Coir fiber-based cellulose, nanocellulose, and their cutting-edge applications
• Chapter 15 Comparison of coconut coir and date palm coir (sheath fiber) and their composites
• Chapter 16 Use of coir fibers for water and air filters
• Chapter 17 The acoustic properties of coir coconut fiber
• Index