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Manufacturing Aspects of Bast Fiber-Based Composites

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Bast Fibers and Their Composites

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Each day, an increasing number of objects for several industries, including automobile, aerospace, biomedical, construction, and even electronics industry, are manufactured using bast fiber-based composites. Composite manufacturing depends on the matrix and reinforcement configuration. Many techniques can be used, and the selection depends on the final use or purpose of the composites. For example, it is possible to obtain simple laminates by casting or using a most expensive technique like compression molding. In this chapter, the main aspects of the processing techniques are discussed. Comments are provided on alternatives to improve the final quality of composites, and in some cases, aspects of how nanostructures can be included during composite manufacturing are introduced. The analyzed techniques are for polymer and cementitious matrices.

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The authors acknowledge the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and NANOCELIA network of the Iberoamerican Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED), for their support.

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

    Robin Zuluaga Gallego, Lina María Vélez-Acosta & Angélica Serpa-Guerra

  2. Programa de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

    Catalina Gómez-Hoyos & Jorge Velásquez-Cock

  3. Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

    Piedad Gañán Rojo

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Gallego, R.Z., Vélez-Acosta, L.M., Gómez-Hoyos, C., Velásquez-Cock, J., Serpa-Guerra, A., Rojo, P.G. (2022). Manufacturing Aspects of Bast Fiber-Based Composites. In: Rajeshkumar, G., Devnani, G., Sinha, S., Sanjay, M., Siengchin, S. (eds) Bast Fibers and Their Composites. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4866-4_7

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