Natural fibers have recently become attractive to automotive industry as an alternative reinforcement for glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics. The best way to increase the fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety is to employ fiber reinforced composite materials in the body of the cars so that weight reduction can be achieved. Designing the structures with the focus on improvement aspects i...

The study of natural fiber reinforcement composite structures has focused the attention of the automobile industry due to the new regulation in relation to the recyclability and the reusability of the materials preserving and/or improving the mechanical characteristics. The influence of different parameters on the material behavior of natural fiber reinforced plastic structures has been investi...

Kenaf seed meal protein concentrate (KSPC) and lyophilized kenaf milky extract (KSMEPC) were obtained via alkaline extraction. The proximate compositions, amino acids functional properties of both concentrates compared. KSPC was found to be significantly higher in protein, essential non-essential but, lower lipid carbohydrate contents than KSMEPC. solubility, water absorption capacity denaturat...

Current work aims to study the mechanical and dynamical properties of non-woven bamboo (B)/woven kenaf (K)/epoxy (E) hybrid composites filled with nanoclay. The nanoclay-filled BK/E were prepared by dispersing 1 wt.% nanoclay (organically-modified montmorillonite (MMT; OMMT), (MMT), halloysite nanotube (HNT)) high shear speed homogenizer followed hand lay-up fabrication technique. effect adding...