Biocomposites put the plant into the auto plant - and more
... new method of processing natural fibers to create biocomposites identified as bio-composite stampable sheet processing - sort of a fiber-based sheet metal that can be used to fabricate future generations of composites for automotive, building and consumer goods applications. Environmentally friendly "green" biode...Nature designs hard and tough materials at the nanoscale
...cal nanometer size at which the particles found in biocomposites become insensitive to flaws: They maintain strengt...f proteins and biominerals. While the stiffness of biocomposites is similar to that of the mineral, their fracture energy can be several orders of magnitude higher t......hemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, creates biocomposites from processed plant fibres. His latest research, ...ulp and paper sludge, researchers can create tough biocomposites that are completely biodegradable. Finally, using a combination of heat and pressure, they compresse...