Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The treatment of fiber to improve its quality, achieve some desirable properties, and, more especially, modify its surface, is not a new concept. Besides the fiber treatment, the incorporation of treated natural fibers (NFs) into a polymer matrix to form a biocomposite is known to further contribute to the broadening of the realizable properties, hence influencing the tribological properties of the biocomposite. In the same light, the wear behaviors of the NF-filled biocomposites, ranging from wear rate to wear loss, are grossly affected. In this chapter, the changes in wear behaviors of NF-filled polymeric biocomposites because of fiber treatment are elucidated. As such, an overview of various types of fiber treatments and classifications of biocomposites is presented. Thereafter, there is a focused discussion on the effects of NF treatment on the wear characteristics of various thermoplastic and thermosetting polymeric biocomposites. Finally, the limitations and prospects of treated NF-filled polymeric biocomposites are discussed in the conclusion of this chapter.
Source: Wiley eBooks
Institutions: Tshwane University of Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Language: English
Subfield: Polymers and Plastics
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4386532386