Bamboo-fiber-reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composites: a review of properties, fabrication, and potential applications

• Main Authors: A., M. Radzi, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Abd. Aziz, Sa’ardin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103775/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2022_BambooFiberReinforcedThermoset.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/103775/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14071387

Natural-fiber-reinforced composites, especially bamboo, are an alternative material to compete with conventional materials. Their environmentally friendly, renewable, low-cost, low-density, non-toxic, and fully biodegradable properties are concerning for researchers because of their advantages over...