Natural Fibres: Advances in Science and Technology Towards Industrial Applications: From Science to Market

Section I:Properties and Functionalities of Natural Fibres and Structures.- FibreScience: Understanding how it works and speculating on its future.- Wool inHuman Health and Well-Being.- Correlations between the physiochemical characteristicsof plant fibres and their mechanical properties.- Influence of stem morphologyand fibre stiffness on the loading stability of flax.- Young's modulus of plant fibres.- Characterization ofBrazilian nut fibers.- SectionII: New, Functional and Nano Dimensional Natural Fibres.- BrazilianBuriti Palm Fiber.- Degradation of dyes using plantain fibers modified withnanoparticles.- Removal of crude oilusing a new natural fibre- Calotropis Procera.- AmazonianTururi Palm Fiber Material.- Nanoindentation measurements of jute/polylacticacid composites.- Biomedical applications of nanocellulose.- Section III: Natural Fibre Reinforced PolymericComposites.- A finite element analysis to validatethe rule-of-mixtures for the prediction of the Young's modulus of compositeswith non-circular anisotropic fibres.- Effects of water ageing on themechanical properties of flax and glass fibre composites: Degradation andreversibility.- Processing of wetpreserved natural fibers with Injection molding compounding.- Fluorinationas an effective way to reduce natural fibers hydrophilicity.- DSC analysis ofin-situ polymerized poly(butylene terephthalate) flax fiber reinforcedcomposites produced by RTM.- Parametric study on the manufacturing ofbiocomposite materials.- Mechanical properties of flax fibre reinforcedcomposites.- Eco-friendly flax fibre/epoxy resin composite system for surfboardproduction.- The use of cellulose fibre wastes to increase the mechanicalbehaviour of biodegradable composites for automotive interior parts.- Section IV: Natural Fibre Reinforced CementitiousComposites.- Hemp fibres - Apromising reinforcement for cementitious materials.- Tensile and bondcharacterization of natural fibers embedded in cementitious matrices.- Eco-efficient earthen