Biopolymer Composites: Production and Modification from Tropical Wood and Non-Wood Raw Materials

About the editors
Preface
Contents
List of contributing authors
1 Polybutylene succinate (PBS)/natural fiber green composites: melt blending processes and tensile properties
2 Material selection and conceptual design in natural fibre composites
3 Amine compounds post-treatment on formaldehyde emission and properties of urea formaldehyde bonded particleboard
4 Manufacturing defects of woven natural fibre thermoset composites
5 Manufacturing defects and interfacial adhesion of Arenga Pinnata and kenaf fibre reinforced fibreglass/kevlar hybrid composite in boat construction application
6 Wettability of keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.) wood after weathering under tropical climate
7 Mechanical performance and failure characteristics of cross laminated timber (CLT) manufactured from tropical hardwoods species
8 Constructing a framework for selecting natural fibres as reinforcements composites based on grey relational analysis
9 Thermal properties of wood flour reinforced polyamide 6 biocomposites by twin screw extrusion
10 Characterization of lignocellulosic S. persica fibre and its composites: a review
11 An overview of mechanical and corrosion properties of aluminium matrix composites reinforced with plant based natural fibres
12 Physical and mechanical properties of Acacia mangium plywood after sanding treatment
13 Effect of sugarcane bagasse on thermal and mechanical properties of thermoplastic cassava starch/beeswax composites
14 The properties of 3D printed poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/poly (butylene-adipate-terephthalate) (PBAT) blend and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) reinforced PLA/PBAT composites used in fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing
15 Properties of plybamboo manufactured from two Malaysian bamboo species—
16 Fundamental study of commercial polylactic acid and coconut fiber/polylactic acid filaments for 3D printing
17 Flexural analysis of hemp, kenaf and glass fibre-reinforced polyester resin
18 Effect of stacking sequence on tensile properties of glass, hemp and kenaf hybrid composites
19 Investigation on impact properties of different type of fibre form: hybrid hemp/ glass and kenaf/glass composites
Index