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JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 135-162Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0892705708091860
Keywords
plasma; DBD; corona; fiber; composite
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- FCT
- Fundacao do Ministerio de Ciencia e Tecnologia
- The Science and Technology Foundation of Portugal [SFRH/BPD/27231/2006]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/27231/2006] Funding Source: FCT
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The article throws light on the physical methods to modify natural fibers to be used in composites. Physical methods in natural fiber processing are used to separate natural fiber bundles into individual filaments and to modify the surface structure of the fibers so as to improve the use of natural fibers in composites. Steam explosion and thermomechanical processes fall in the first category while plasma, dielectric barrier techniques and corona fall in the second. The physical treatments have also been used to modify the thermoplastic polymeric films like polyethylene and polypropylene in a bid to impart reactivity. Reviewing such developments, the areas for further research are suggested.
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