Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Composites from Renewable and Sustainable Materials

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Matheus Poletto
Matheus Poletto

University of Caxias Do Sul,
Brazil

Published30 November 2016

Doi10.5772/62936

ISBN978-953-51-2794-9

Print ISBN978-953-51-2793-2

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4145-7

Copyright year2016

Number of pages344

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1. Polyolefine Composites Reinforced by Rice Husk and Saw Dust

By Thi Thu Loan Doan, Hanna M. Brodowsky and Edith Mäder

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3. High-Content Lignocellulosic Fibers Reinforcing Starch-Based Biodegradable Composites: Properties and Applications

By Sherif Mehanny, Lamis Darwish, Hamdy Ibrahim, Mohamed Tarek El-Wakad and Mahmoud Farag

2,257
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4. Polysaccharides as Composite Biomaterials

By Izzati Fatimah Wahab and Saiful Izwan Abd Razak

2,674
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5. Thermoplastic Starch (TPS)‐Cellulosic Fibers Composites: Mechanical Properties and Water Vapor Barrier: A Review

By Emilio Pérez‐Pacheco, Jorge Carlos Canto‐Pinto, Víctor Manuel Moo‐Huchin, Iván Alfredo Estrada‐Mota, Raciel Javier Estrada‐León and Luis Chel‐Guerrero

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6. Composite Coatings Based on Renewable Resources Synthesized by Advanced Laser Techniques

By Anita‐Ioana Visan, Carmen‐Georgeta Ristoscu and Ion N. Mihailescu

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7. Biodegradable Polylactide‐Based Composites

By Ester Zuza, Emilio Meaurio and Jose‐Ramon Sarasua

2,064
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8. The Role of Biopolymers in Obtaining Environmentally Friendly Materials

By Rodolfo Rendón‐Villalobos, Amanda Ortíz‐Sánchez, Efraín Tovar‐ Sánchez and Emmanuel Flores‐Huicochea

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9. Waste and Recycled Materials and their Impact on the Mechanical Properties of Construction Composite Materials

By Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera, Nelly González-Rivas, Enrique Vigueras- Santiago, Ángel Martínez-López, Jorge A. Tello-González and Carmina Menchaca-Campos

2,144
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10. Renewable Biocomposite Properties and their Applications

By Thimmapuram Ranjeth Kumar Reddy, Hyun‑Joong Kim and Ji-Won Park

2,956
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11. Epoxy Composites Using Wood Pulp Components as Fillers

By Douglas M. Fox, Noy Kaufman, Jeremiah Woodcock, Chelsea S. Davis, Jeffrey W. Gilman, John R. Shields, Rick D. Davis, Szabolcs Matko and Mauro Zammarano

2,238
12. Bio-Based Composites for Sound Absorption

By Eulalia Gliścińska, Izabella Krucińska, Marina Michalak, Michał Puchalski, Danuta Ciechańska, Janusz Kazimierczak and Arkadiusz Bloda

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16. Viscoelastic Performance of Biocomposites

By Miguel Ángel Hidalgo Salazar

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