COMPOSITES FROM NATURAL FIBRES

A.O. Abdul Salam Sait, Venkatraman Subramaniam

Abstract: It is an incontrovertible fact that currently a number of natural fibres such as jute, flax bamboo coir and okra are being considered as suitable candidates for fibre reinforcement material in composites following chemical modification. Some of the fibres show hydrophobic behaviour following chemical treatments which makes them ideal for use in composites. Although a great deal of works has been done on the application of natural fibres by many research workers, only a few aspects of work have been reported and there are many questions to be answered. This paper addresses some of the issues connected with composites which are produced from natural fibres. In order to have information on the structure properties and their interrelationships, a considerable amount of work has been reported but some more work is desirable. Also, data on their properties following chemical modification are required.

Keywords: Natural Fibres, bamboo fibres, flax fibres

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0305003