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Micromechanics of Cellulose Fibres and Their Composites

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Cellulose fibres such as flax, hemp, viscose and lyocell were studied with respect to their use as reinforcing agents in composites. Initially, these fibres are subjected to single fibre tensile tests, and their adhesion with polypropylene and epoxy matrices was determined by application of a microbond technique. Unidirectional epoxy composites with fibre rovings and short fibre–epoxy composites with needle punched nonwovens were manufactured by means of compression moulding. Composites were subjected to mechanical vibrations, bending and tensile tests. Interfacial adhesion was also studied at the macro-level by means of double-notch shear test and scanning electron microscopy. Lyocell fibres performed equally well in comparison with natural cellulose fibres when the dimensional variability was taken into consideration, but less well than Glass fibres at both micro- and macro-levels. The low yield strength and high failure strain observed in the stress–strain diagram of lyocell and lyocell–epoxy composites can be the critical parameter in finding new applications for these biodegradable composites.

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This research would not have been possible without the financial support provided by the Austrian government, the provinces of Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Carinthia, as well as by the Lenzing AG. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to Prof. Herbert Sixta and Dr. Hedda Weber, Dr. Thomas Roeder for their consistent support and encouragement.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet (Mandal), Hyderabad, 500078, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Ramesh Babu Adusumalli & Karthik Chethan Venkateshan

  2. Department of Materials Science and Process Engineering, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), 3430, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter

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Adusumalli, R.B., Venkateshan, K.C., Gindl-Altmutter, W. (2017). Micromechanics of Cellulose Fibres and Their Composites. In: Pandey, K., Ramakantha, V., Chauhan, S., Arun Kumar, A. (eds) Wood is Good. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3115-1_28

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