The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series

Lopera, Henry A. Colorado; Lopes, Felipe Perisse Duarte; Monteiro, Sergio Neves; Salazar, Daniel; Meyers, Marc A.

Natural fibers’ abundance, excellent properties, biodegradability, and low cost make this renewable resource a green alternative to synthetic fibers for composite material reinforcement. The need to create sustainable solutions has promoted applications in sports, transportation, armor, medicine, infrastructure, construction and building materials, and architecture. This collection promotes the use of natural materials and their composites as a possible strategy to increase environmental sustainability, as well as to study materials fundamentals for new applications. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Natural fibers, its properties, and fundamentals
• Surface modifications of natural fiber to improve properties
• Biocomposite materials and potential contributions to sustainability
• Durability; dynamic behavior; adhesion; impact response; and mechanical, thermal, and other properties related to natural materials and their composites

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2026-02-20

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783032135766

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-13577-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 287